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The full German text of Dürrenmatt's play is accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context.

Eine Sammlung von Briefen gibt tiefen Einblick in die letzten Monate im Leben des jungen Werther, der – in unglücklicher Liebe entbrannt – zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung schwankt und schließlich keine Lebensperspektive mehr sieht. Goethes erster Roman von 1774 war ein sensationeller Erfolg, Leidenschaft und Unglück des Protagonisten sind bis heute von beeindruckender Kraft.

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Anm. Von Kurt Rothmann. Nachw. Von Ernst Beutler.