Goethe's Werther and the Critics by Bruce Duncan

Goethe's Werther and the Critics

Literary Criticism in Perspective

Bruce Duncan

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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 ve...

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