The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The dramatic literature of the Sturm und Drang was its most characteristic product. His novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (1774 The Sorrows of Young Werther), which epitomized the spirit of the movement, made him world famous and inspired a host of imitators. In 1773 he published a play based upon the 16th-century German knight, Götz von Berlichingen, and collaborated with Herder and others on the pamphlet “Von deutscher Art und Kunst,” which was a kind of manifesto for the Sturm und Drang. Inspired by Herder’s ideas, Goethe embarked upon a period of extraordinary creativity. While a student at Strasbourg, he made the acquaintance of Johann Gottfried von Herder, a former pupil of Hamann, who interested him in Gothic architecture, German folk songs, and Shakespeare. Sturm und Drang was intimately associated with the young Goethe. German literature: Late Enlightenment (Sturm und Drang)

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The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe