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Few great novels have enjoyed such immediate and lasting international fame as Werther, the work with which Goethe's world renown began. Yet from its first appearance down to the present day, hardly anyone has read the story as it was written: readers have almost always seen Werther in the light of the literary fashions of their own day.Such fashions change and usually have no lasting effect, but this has not been true for Werther. A revolutionary work in the history of the modern novel, it was first taken up as one more sentimental tale, or as a sensationally immoral book. Later on, old legends were incorporated with new ones to such good effect that even today most of us think of a Werther who has been typed by some important literary tradition, or traditions, as much as of the actual hero of Goethe's classic novel.The influence of these literary traditions on the fame of Werther is Stuart Atkins' theme. His book is rich in illustrative material showing how the creative power of the public mind helps shape critical prejudice or opinion. A wide public will relish his informative and often amusing account of how a great book is read.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Werther -- Bibliography. --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Werther. --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,

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Bereits von Goethes Zeitgenossen wurde Werther zu einer Legende stilisiert. Seine Aktualität ist bis heute ungebrochen. Die Aufnahme des epochenübergreifenden Phänomens Werther in moderne Werke deutscher Literatur zeigt die Präsenz epochaler, menschlicher Grundbedürfnisse im Original. Werther erfährt seit der ersten Stunde seiner Herausgabe 1774 zu allen Zeiten unzählige Aktualisierungen in immer neuen Variationen, ohne dass wesentliche Eigenschaften des Stoffes oder seines Protagonisten verloren gehen. Das Grundmuster à la Goethe ist stets beibehalten worden. Ziel dieser Auseinandersetzung ist es aufzuzeigen, unter welchen Umständen das Buch eine derartige Wirkungsmächtigkeit entfalten konnte, dass es fortan durch andere Autoren in verschiedenen Epochen thematisch aufgegriffen und kreativ bearbeitet worden ist.

German literature --- Appreciation. --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Werther --- Littérature allemande --- Thèmes, motifs