Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 221 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749 1832 Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, J. W. (Johann Wolfgang) Goethe, Juan Wolfgango Die Leiden des jungen Werther — Band 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Leiden_des_jungen_Werthers This etext was prepared by Michael Pullen and proofread by Dr. Mary Cicora "Die Leiden des jungen Werther — Band 2" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a novel written during the late 18th century, embodying the themes of romanticism and existential angst. The story primarily revolves around Werther, a passionate and sensitive young man, whose intense emotional experiences lead to conflict and turmoil in his life, particularly regarding his unrequited love for Lotte and the societal constraints he grapples with. At the start of this volume, we see Werther reflecting on his situation as he comes to terms with his feelings of isolation and despair. Specifically, he describes the challenges he encounters with other people, including a frustrating relationship with a minister and his growing admiration for Count C..., a figure of emotional depth and connection. As he navigates the complexities of love, social expectations, and personal ambition, Werther's emotional state oscillates between hope and despair, as he longs for deeper connections and struggles against the feelings of inadequacy that plague him. This beginning sets the stage for the deeper explorations of love and existential discontent that are central to the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Unrequited love -- Fiction Young men -- Germany -- Fiction PT Text Opera Harvard Classics Banned Books from Anne Haight's list DE Prosa Category: Novels Category: German Literature 172358 2025-08-01T13:19:10.513241 text/html 172179 2025-01-08T00:16:29.760857 text/html 144915 2025-08-01T13:19:16.649220 application/epub+zip 145885 2025-08-01T13:19:13.707221 application/epub+zip 125954 2025-08-01T13:19:12.493220 application/epub+zip 291309 2025-08-01T13:19:18.724192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281764 2025-08-01T13:19:15.790235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263380 2022-09-02T03:58:46.097350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157085 2025-08-01T13:19:10.222275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149615 2021-01-01T00:05:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60596 2021-01-01T00:05:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19343 2025-08-01T13:19:18.868187 application/rdf+xml 15384 2025-08-01T13:19:13.085215 image/jpeg 3636 2025-08-01T13:19:12.747229 image/jpeg 145356 2025-08-01T13:19:10.533276 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia