The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe

February 18, 2011

Plot summary (with spoilers): This is an epistolary novel consisting mostly of letters written from Werther to his friend Wilhelm (we never see Wilhelm’s replies). The letters detail how Werther falls head over heels in love with the already betrothed Lotte. They meet on the way to a dance, and despite having been warned that [...]

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