The Sorrows of Young Werther is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. It was an important novel of the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic literary movement. The book made Goethe one of the first international literary celebrities. The majority of The Sorrows of Young Werther is presented as a collection of letters written by the protagonist, a young artist of highly sensitive and passionate temperament, and sent to his friend Wilhelm. In these letters, Werther gives a very intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim. He is enchanted by the simple ways of the peasants there. He meets Charlotte, a beautiful young girl who is taking care of her siblings following the death of their mother. In spite of knowing beforehand that Charlotte is already engaged to a man named Albert, who is in fact 11 years her senior, Werther falls in love with her...
《少年维特之烦恼》描写了主人公维特跌宕起伏的感情波澜，在抒情和议论中展示了维特思想感情的变化。小说以浓郁的诗意和喷涌的激情描写了维特的痛苦、憧憬和绝望，将他个人恋爱的不幸放置在广阔的社会背景中，热情地宣扬了个性解放和感情自由，表现出一种抨击陋习、摒弃恶俗的叛逆精神。
