The Sorrows of Young Werther - Red Cat Classics

The Sorrows of Young Wertherin - Red Cat Classics Book Description The Sorrows of Young Wertherin, one of the greatest love novels and the most distinguished books of the romantic school, made Goethe, who was only 25 years old, famous beyond the borders of German and Germany. The effect of the book on young people became a phenomenon called the "Werther Epidemic", and young people began to commit suicide, causing scandals. Werther, the novel of the process of individual liberation and enlightenment, has not lost any of its influence and importance until today. "It was individual, very close relationships that burned at my fingertips and distressed me, which put me in the state of mind that eventually produced Werther. I had lived, loved and suffered greatly." Goethe said, "How can someone else love him or attempt to love him, when I love him so sincerely and deeply, and I neither know nor have anyone else, but sometimes I just can't understand it!" (From the Promotional Bulletin)