1791 Goethe Sorrows of Young Werther German Literature Maastricht Netherlands

1791 Goethe Sorrows of Young Werther German Literature Maastricht Netherlands

“Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann von Goethe’s autobiographical novel “Sorrows of Young Werther” was an important novel during the Strum und Drang period in German literature; it also impacted the Romantic Movement in literature outside Germany.

This 1791 French edition of ‘Werther’ was published in the Dutch city of Maastricht, Netherlands – a city not known for its publishing. Edition translated by Georges Deyverdun.

Item number: #26375

Price: $599

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von

Werther trad. de l’allemand

A Maestricht: Roux & Compagnie, 1791.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1
  • 1 – [2], 154, iv, 155-161, [1]
    • Preface bound between p. 154-155
  • 2 – [2], 187, [1]
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 10.5cm)

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