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The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1774
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
286
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance, Psychology
Moods
Be moved to tears, Fall in love, Understand myself
Translated from
German

Book summary

Young Werther settles in a quiet German village. At a ball he meets Charlotte, a radiant young woman who looks after her little brothers and sisters, but who is already promised to another man. In the letters he writes to his friend Wilhelm, Werther tells of his happiness, then of his torment.

This short novel made Goethe famous overnight. All Europe was gripped by Werther, so much so that young men began to dress like him, in a blue coat and a yellow waistcoat.

Written in the form of letters, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

무도회에서 시작된 사랑. 1771년 봄, 젊은 베르터는 독일의 작은 도시에 자리를 잡는다. 그는 친구 빌헬름에게 편지로 자신의 행복을 전한다.

The world of the book

독일의 한 마을. 베르터는 근처의 마을을 좋아해 발하임이라 부른다. 교회 앞에는 커다란 보리수 두 그루가 서 있고, 작은 여관에서는 햇볕을 쬐며 책을 읽을 수 있다. 1774년에 나온 이 서간체 소설은 곧바로 유럽 전역에서 읽혔다. 베르터처럼 파란 연미복에 노란 조끼를 입는 청년들까지 생겼다.

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