Die Leiden des jungen Werther - J W von Goethe

This novel was a sensation when first published and with it, 25-year-old Johann Wolfgang Goethe finally became the star of the literary scene. An entire generation, seeking individual happiness beyond social restrictions, found its fate in the fate of the unfortunate Werther - who in the end becomes a suicide because his rapturous love must remain unfulfilled in this prosaic world.

Themes covered: love; nature.