The Testament of Werther in Poetry and Drama / Stuart P. Atkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkins, Stuart P., author.

Series:

Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Leiden des jungen Werthers.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Leiden des jungen Werthers--Bibliography.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Werther--Bibliography.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Werther.

Local Subjects:

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Werther--Bibliography.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Werther.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few great novels have enjoyed such immediate and lasting international fame as Werther, the work with which Goethe's world renown began. Yet from its first appearance down to the present day, hardly anyone has read the story as it was written: readers have almost always seen Werther in the light of the literary fashions of their own day.Such fashions change and usually have no lasting effect, but this has not been true for Werther. A revolutionary work in the history of the modern novel, it was first taken up as one more sentimental tale, or as a sensationally immoral book. Later on, old legends were incorporated with new ones to such good effect that even today most of us think of a Werther who has been typed by some important literary tradition, or traditions, as much as of the actual hero of Goethe's classic novel.The influence of these literary traditions on the fame of Werther is Stuart Atkins' theme. His book is rich in illustrative material showing how the creative power of the public mind helps shape critical prejudice or opinion. A wide public will relish his informative and often amusing account of how a great book is read.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

I. The Cult of Werther

II. English Werther Poetry

III. German Werther Poetry

IV. French Werther Poetry

V. Werther in the Drama

VI. The Legacy of Werther

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-28021-0

OCLC:

1013948591