wertherism

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What does wertherism mean?

The kind of sentimentality depicted in The Sorrows of Young Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers), an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774, with a theme of heartbreak leading to suicide.

Where does wertherism come from?

From Werther + -ism.

How to pronounce wertherism

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