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The Sorrows of Young Werther "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (German title: "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers") is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774; a revised edition of the novel was published in 1787. Werther was an important novel of the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic literary movement. The book made Goethe o... Full description
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Présentation de l'éditeur :
The Preface from the original English Edition of 1795:
"THOSE who expect a Novel will be disappointed in this work, which contains few characters, and few events; and the design of which is to exhibit a picture of that disordered state of' mind, too common in our country. It is drawn by the masterly hand of Mr. Goethe*, and is perhaps little more than the relation of a fact which happened within his within his knowledge. It went through several editions in German, and soon made its way into France. About two years since, the English translator met with it; and being struck with the uncommon genius and originality of the thoughts, and the energy with which they are expressed, translated some of the letters from the French; and led on by the beauty of the' work, which increased in proportion as it was attended to, the whole was insensibly finished; and as no translation from the German has hitherto appeared, it is now offered to the Public.
"Among the number of Pamphlets which this little work gave occasion to, there were not wanting some which censured it; and Mr. Goethe has been called the apologist of Suicide by those who, not distinguishing the Author from the Work, very absurdly ascribed to him the erroneous sentiments which he has given to his principal character, a method of criticism which would equally affect all the epic and tragic writers that ever existed.
"Werther appears to have been strongly impressed with sentiments of religion; and it is not to be wondered, that, in his state of mind, they should take an irregular form, and sometimes border upon extravagance. A few expressions which had this appearance have been omitted by the French, and a few more by the English translator, as they might possibly give offence in a work of this nature."
* Doctor of Civil Law, and author of some dramatic pieces, which are much esteemed.
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An excerpt from the Preface of this edition:
"IT is somewhat remarkable that the "Sorrows of Werther," notwithstanding its great popularity, has never before been translated directly from the German into the English language. The translation by which the work has become familiarized in this country, was made from the French, a medium wholly incapable of maintaining the vigorous strength of the original. Well may it be styled "a faint and garbled version," by a competent authority, who farther observes: 'That the German Werther is a very different person from his English namesake. His sorrows in the original are recorded in a tone of strength and sarcastic emphasis, of which the other offers no vestige, and intermingled with touches of painful thought, glimpses of a philosophy deep as it is bitter, which our sagacious translator has seen proper wholly to omit.' The story of Werther is known to be the narration of an actual fact which happened within the knowledge of the author; and though it has been sometimes affirmed that Goethe subsequently smiled at this performance of his youth, yet he has left on record an account of his own state of mind during its composition, which is well worthy of perusal."
Présentation de l'éditeur :
"THOSE who expect a Novel will be disappointed in this work, which contains few characters, and few events; and the design of which is to exhibit a picture of that disordered state of' mind, too common in our country. It is drawn by the masterly hand of Mr. Goethe*, and is perhaps little more than the relation of a fact which happened within his within his knowledge. It went through several editions in German, and soon made its way into France. About two years since, the English translator met with it; and being struck with the uncommon genius and originality of the thoughts, and the energy with which they are expressed, translated some of the letters from the French; and led on by the beauty of the' work, which increased in proportion as it was attended to, the whole was insensibly finished; and as no translation from the German has hitherto appeared, it is now offered to the Public.
"Among the number of Pamphlets which this little work gave occasion to, there were not wanting some which censured it; and Mr. Goethe has been called the apologist of Suicide by those who, not distinguishing the Author from the Work, very absurdly ascribed to him the erroneous sentiments which he has given to his principal character, a method of criticism which would equally affect all the epic and tragic writers that ever existed.
"Werther appears to have been strongly impressed with sentiments of religion; and it is not to be wondered, that, in his state of mind, they should take an irregular form, and sometimes border upon extravagance. A few expressions which had this appearance have been omitted by the French, and a few more by the English translator, as they might possibly give offence in a work of this nature."
* Doctor of Civil Law, and author of some dramatic pieces, which are much esteemed.
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An excerpt from the Preface of this edition:
"IT is somewhat remarkable that the "Sorrows of Werther," notwithstanding its great popularity, has never before been translated directly from the German into the English language. The translation by which the work has become familiarized in this country, was made from the French, a medium wholly incapable of maintaining the vigorous strength of the original. Well may it be styled "a faint and garbled version," by a competent authority, who farther observes: 'That the German Werther is a very different person from his English namesake. His sorrows in the original are recorded in a tone of strength and sarcastic emphasis, of which the other offers no vestige, and intermingled with touches of painful thought, glimpses of a philosophy deep as it is bitter, which our sagacious translator has seen proper wholly to omit.' The story of Werther is known to be the narration of an actual fact which happened within the knowledge of the author; and though it has been sometimes affirmed that Goethe subsequently smiled at this performance of his youth, yet he has left on record an account of his own state of mind during its composition, which is well worthy of perusal."
Englisch-German / Bilingual Edition The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774; a revised edition of the novel was published in 1787. Werther was an important novel of the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic literary movement. Plot Summary: The majority of The Sorrows of Young Werther is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist of highly sensitive and passionate temperament, and sent to his friend Wilhelm. In these letters, Werther gives a very intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim (based on the town of Garbenheim, near Wetzlar. He is enchanted by the simple ways of the peasants there. He meets Lotte, a beautiful young girl who is taking care of her siblings following the death of their mother. Despite knowing beforehand that Lotte is already engaged to a man named Albert who is 11 years her senior, Werther falls in love with her. Although this causes Werther great pain, he spends the next few months cultivating a close friendship with both of them. His pain eventually becomes so great that he is forced to leave and go to Weimar. While he is away, he makes the acquaintance of Fräulein von B. He suffers a great embarrassment when he forgetfully visits a friend and has to face the normal weekly gathering of the entire aristocratic set. He returns to Wahlheim after this, where he suffers more than he did before, partially because Lotte and Albert are now married. Every day serves as a torturous reminder that Lotte will never be able to requite his love. Out of pity for her friend and respect for her husband, Lotte comes to the decision that Werther must not visit her so frequently. He visits her one final time, and they are both overcome with emotion after Werther's recitation of a portion of "Ossian". Werther had realized even before this incident that one member of their love triangle — Lotte, Albert or Werther himself — had to die in order to resolve the situation. Unable to hurt anyone else or seriously consider committing murder, Werther sees no other choice but to take his own life. After composing a farewell letter to be found after his suicide, he writes to Albert asking for his two pistols, under a pretence that he is going "on a journey". Lotte receives the request with great emotion and sends the pistols. Werther then shoots himself in the head, but does not expire until 12 hours after he has shot himself. He is buried under a linden tree, a tree he talks about frequently in his letters, and the funeral is not attended by clergymen, Albert or his beloved Lotte. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
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- ÉditeurWildside Press
- Date d'édition2011
- ISBN 10 1434436888
- ISBN 13 9781434436887
- ReliureRelié
- Nombre de pages144
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