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The Sorrows of Young Werther Author: [Germany] Goethe Publisher: People's Literature Publishing House Original title: Die Leiden des jungen Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther Author: [Germany] Goethe Publisher: People's Literature Publishing House Original title: Die Leiden des jungen Werther
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Introduction · · · · · ·
The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) is a representative work of the Sturm und Drang movement. It is an epistolary novel written by Goethe based on his own experience, depicting Werther's love tragedy and expressing the depression of a generation of young people. The novel became popular in Europe after its publication, setting off a "Werther fever". Napoleon also carried this little book with him when he was busy with military affairs. For more than two hundred years, Werther's fate has touched generations of young people.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Goethe (1749-1832) is a great German poet and an outstanding representative of the Sturm und Drang movement and German classical literature. His representative works include the poetic drama Faust, the novels The Sorrows of Young Werther and Wilhelm Meister.
Yang Wuneng (1938-), born in Chongqing, entered Nanjing University in 1957 to study German. From 1978 to 1981, he studied German literature under the tutelage of Mr. Feng Zhi at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, focusing on Goethe research. He is currently a professor at Sichuan University. His translations include The Sorrows of Young Werther and Narcissus and Goldmund, and his Yang Wuneng Translations (11 volumes) are in circulation. He has published works such as Goethe and China and Three Leaves.
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