"Stanley Corngold's translation is a triumph. This is a glorious achievement, a Werther for the ages."--Christopher Prendergast

Goethe's influential and important novel is here presented in a translation which flows in a modern natural style while maintaining fidelity to the original Ger

This classic selection of writings by Goethe reflects the author's philosophy of love and death. This new, updated package includes a new Introduction. Reissue.

First published by Wordsworth Editions 1999 and 2007. First published by Princeton University Press in 2016.