Goethe distanced himself from 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' in his later years.

The Sorrows of Young Werther - Lyric scenes in two parts and an interlude.

In 1774 he wrote the book which would bring him worldwide fame, The Sorrows of Young Werther.

Young Werther is in love with a girl and works himself up into such a frenzy of misery that he eventually shoots himself.

This opera is based on Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther.

The Sorrows of Young Werther was Goethe's first major success, turning him from an unknown into a celebrated author practically overnight.

In the first scene, Stephen reads Sorrows of Young Werther.

Stephen, having gotten another copy of Sorrows of Young Werther, gives it to Christine.

Jacques Doillon's "Young Werther" is more lighthearted and engaging than its title and plot make it sound.

"Young Werther" is most affecting in the way it gives adult weight to its unmistakably teen-age characters.