Room at the Inn? Werther in Wahlheim
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9852952 |
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| Authors | Howard Gaskill (0000-0001-5136-9607, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-197 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Life and Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8777 • E-ISSN: 1468-0483 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/glal.12371 |
| OpenAlex | W4353083689 |
| Language | EN |
This article examines the widespread assumption that the protagonist of Goethe's Die Leiden des jungen Werthers chooses to live in ‘Wahlheim’. It is argued that this assumption cannot be reconciled with a close reading of the textual evidence. At no stage can Wahlheim be shown to be Werther's sole or main residence. Indeed, it is doubtful whether he ever resides there at all
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Reading (process · Residence · Sociology · Alexander von Humboldt Studies · Demography · German Literature and Culture Studies · History · Philosophy · Scientific and Historical Analyses
| Highly cited | No |
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