Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for The Sorrows Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Wait list

The Sorrows Young Werther

by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Don Hagen
Audiobook
Listen to a sample Listen to a sample
The Sorrows of Young Werther is a loosely based autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first published in 1774 and is one of the most famous-and infamous-works in the history of literature. Werther, a sensitive young man falls in love with Lotte, a sweet-natured girl he meets while visitng an idyllic German village. Although Lotte is betrothed to Albert, Werther's infatuation with her torments him to the point of despair and suicide. The book, consisting almost entirely of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm, was an immediate success and developed a large cult following, resulting in copycat suicides. Based on Goethe's unrequited love for Charlotte Buff, it is the first great "confessional" novel and turned Goethe into one of the first international literary celebrities.
Expand title description text
Publisher: Ascent Audio Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781469002286
  • File size: 137482 KB
  • Release date: January 20, 2010
  • Duration: 04:46:25

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781469002286
  • File size: 137501 KB
  • Release date: January 20, 2010
  • Duration: 04:48:25
  • Number of parts: 6

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a loosely based autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first published in 1774 and is one of the most famous-and infamous-works in the history of literature. Werther, a sensitive young man falls in love with Lotte, a sweet-natured girl he meets while visitng an idyllic German village. Although Lotte is betrothed to Albert, Werther's infatuation with her torments him to the point of despair and suicide. The book, consisting almost entirely of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm, was an immediate success and developed a large cult following, resulting in copycat suicides. Based on Goethe's unrequited love for Charlotte Buff, it is the first great "confessional" novel and turned Goethe into one of the first international literary celebrities.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Ascent Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469002286
    File size: 137482 KB
    Release date: January 20, 2010
    Duration: 04:46:25

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469002286
    File size: 137501 KB
    Release date: January 20, 2010
    Duration: 04:48:25
    Number of parts: 6

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
Naperville Public Library Ecard Registration