Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Epistolary novel of youthful passion, longing, and suicide

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German poet, novelist, and scientist who is considered the greatest figure in German literature. Faust is the supreme work in German, and his lyric poems including Mignon and Prometheus are matchlessly beautiful.

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