歌德著康斯坦丁编译的《少年维特的烦恼(英文版)》是一部书信体小说，作者创作它时年仅二十五岁。小说描写进步青年对当时鄙陋的德国社会的体验和感受，表现了作者对封建道德等级观念的反应以及对个性解放的强烈要求：少年维特爱上了一个名叫绿蒂的姑娘，而姑娘已同别人订婚。爱情上的挫折使维特悲痛欲绝。之后，维特又因同封建社会格格不入，感到前途无望而自杀。

歌德著康斯坦丁编译的《少年维特的烦恼(英文版)》讲述了：The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it firstappeared in 1774. Goethe drew on his own unhappy experiences to tell thestory of Werther, a young man tormented by his love for Lotte, a tender-hearted girl who is promised to someone else. Overwhelmed by his feelings,Werther begins to see only one way to escape from his anguish.

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A Chronology of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER

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