The Sorrows of Young Werther

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is an epistolary novel chronicling the doomed love of Werther for the already-engaged Charlotte. Overflowing with emotion and introspection, the novel became a defining work of Romanticism. It explores the torment of unrequited love, the conflict between emotion and reason, and the search for meaning in a restrictive society.