The Sorrows of Young Werther at 250: Goethe’s dangerous romantic hero influenced fashion, fiction, and Napoleon - The Conversation

Parisot, E. (Participant)

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Activity: Other activity types › Other

Description

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature. A novel that invites adoration and controversy in equal measure, Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther has endured in the popular imagination.

Period	26 Sept 2024

Keywords

Literature
Goethe
Suicide
Fiction
German literature
Romanticism

Documents & Links

https://theconversation.com/the-sorrows-of-young-werther-at-250-goethes-dangerous-romantic-hero-influenced-fashion-fiction-and-napoleon-236799