Book
Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship & The Sorrows of Werther
- Published
- 1795
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 396
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45275770-the-essential-works-of-goethe?ac=1&from_search=true
"Werther" is Goethe's first novel, published in 1774. Written in diary form, it tells the tale of an unhappy, passionate young man hopelessly in love with Charlotte, the wife of a friend - a man who he alternately admires and detests. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, a novel of self-realization greatly admired by the Romantics, has been called the first Bildungsroman and has had a tremendous influence on the history of the German novel. The story centers on Wilhelm, a young man living in the mid-1700s who strives to break free from the restrictive world of economics and seeks fulfillment as an actor and playwright.
Collections
Harvard Classics
Tags
EconomicsEmotions-LoveGermanyHarvard ClassicsTheater-Plays