Goethe's Werther and the Critics

by Bruce Duncan

A literary-historical look at the scholarly criticism of Goethe's great first novel.

When Goethe's first novel, Die Leiden des jungen Werther (The Sorrows of Young Werther) appeared in 1774, it caused a sensation that is hard to exaggerate. Werther fever gripped not just Germany, but Europe and North America. The many pirated versions make sales figures difficult to establish, but it was probably the most popular book of its century. Napoleon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571132848
• ISBN13: 9781571132840
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"