What do you guys think of The Sorrows of Young Werther?

It's shit, don't read him.

Read No Longer Human, or Infinite Jest instead.

realized Herzog sorta looks like him

>>8413027
i worked with a guy that looked exactly like him

>>8413027
Faust is something else, I've never read anything quite like that. Also when I first encountered his poetry I suffered a minor identity crisis because he had already written what I had been trying to write for years and so much better than I ever could. I repressed this by changing the style of my poetry

>>8413027
>>8413027
One of the most renowned authors ever; second only to Shakespeare. Der Leiden Des Jungen Wetter was a massive sensation during its début and Faust is one of the most influential works of literature; modern gothic and horror art wouldn't be the same if not for it. He's also my personal favorite German Writer. His poems are simple to read; great for studying German. His poem, Der Erlkonig is one of the greatest things I've read.

>>8413226
>Der Erlkonig
Jesus I just read that and it gave me shivers, good recommendation

>>8413232
If you liked that you ought to check out the musical accompaniment by Franz Schubert.

>>8413226

>his idea of Faust's influence is "modern gothic and horror"

holy fucking pleb

>>8413467
what's wrong with that? frankenstein and blackwood are legit.

>>8413226
i appreciate your enthusiasm but i must agree with >>8413232
you should really reevaluate this

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>>8413027

Loved Faust.

I recently read his letters/correspondence with Carlyle, which I'd highly recommend.

>Tfw you will never have a supremely literary BFF penpal

Sorrows was great, though somehow much more romantic than I expected. It sort of reminded me of Wuthering Heights. Really want to read Faust - hoping to find a good ebook translation but failing so far.

Auden a good translation? I know Nabokov didn't like him.