Böcker av Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

När Werther anländer till Walheim, en liten ort ute på landsbygden, fängslas han omedelbart av det enkla livet och ortens invånare. Avskildheten och den grönskande naturen är som balsam för hans själv och aldrig förr har han upplevt ett sådant lugn. Det dröjer dock inte lång tid innan han träffar Lotte, en ung kvinna som tar hand om sina syskon efter moderns död, och blir hopplöst förälskad. Trots att Werther vet att Lotte är trolovad kan han inte hålla sig borta från henne och hans kärlek växer sig snart för stark för hans eget bästa ... Klassikern "Den unge Werthers lidanden" publicerades 1774 och sällan har en bok haft sådana förödande effekter på unga sinnen som den hade när den först kom ut. Den väckte en Werther-feber som sträckte sig upp ända till Sverige. Den ansågs vara ett brott mot borgerlig anständighet och normer. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) var en tysk författare, diktare och naturforskare. Han adlades 1782 och hette innan dess bara Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Han är främst känd för sin bok "Den unge Werthers lidanden" som han gav ut anonymt 1774. Boken ledde till en omedelbar och skandalartad succé som lämnat stora spår i historien och sägs ha utlöst en rad av Werther-inspirerade självmord, som historiskt benämns som Werther-effekten.

A classic of world literature, Goethe's Faust is a philosophical and poetic drama full of satire, irony, humor, and tragedy. Martin Greenberg re-creates not only the text's varied meter and rhyme but also its diverse tones and styles-dramatic and lyrical, reflective and farcical, pathetic and coarse, colloquial and soaring. His rendition of Faust is the first faithful, readable, and elegantly written translation of Goethe's masterpiece available in English. At last, the Greenberg Faust is available in a single volume, together with a thoroughly updated translation, preface, and notes. "e;Greenberg has accomplished a magnificent literary feat. He has taken a great German work, until now all but inaccessible to English readers, and made it into a sparkling English poem, full of verve and wit. Greenberg's translation lives; it is done in a modern idiom but with respect for the original text; I found it a joy to read."e;-Irving Howe (on the earlier edition)

You only find true love once.When Werther dances with the beautiful Lotte, it seems as though he is in paradise. It is a joy, however, that can only ever be short-lived. Engaged to another man, she tolerates Werther's adoration and encourages his friendship. She can never return his love.Broken-hearted, he leaves her home in the country, trying to escape his own desire. But when he receives a letter telling him that she is finally married, his passion soon turns to destructive obsession. And as his life falls apart, Werther is haunted by one certainty:He has lost his reason for living.

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a story about unrequited love, primarily presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist of a sensitive and passionate temperament, to his friend Wilhelm. The story gives an intimate account of Werther's stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim, whose peasants have enchanted him with their simple ways. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young girl who takes care of her siblings after the death of their mother. Werther falls in love with Charlotte despite knowing beforehand that she is engaged to a man named Albert, eleven years her senior.The Sorrows of Young Werther was one of the most important novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic movement. The book was originally published anonymously, and Goethe distanced himself from the book in his later years, regretting the fame it had brought him and the consequent attention to his own youthful love of Charlotte Buff, then engaged to another man.This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Ce livre examine le personnage mythique de Faust et son pacte avec le diable, ainsi que les thèmes de la séduction et de la tentation. L'auteur explore également le caractère de Faust, son désir de connaître la vérité et sa quête de la sagesse, tout en discutant de sa relation avec le diable.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.