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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticSchweitzer, Christoph E.
Title, AnalyticGoethe's Werther and the First American Novel, William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy
Journal TitleYearbook of German-American Studies
Date of Publication2003
Volume ID38
Location in Work21-28
Language or Document TypeEnglish
ISSN0741-2827
AbstractIt is obvious that William Hill Brown (1765-93) knew Goethe's Die Leiden des jungen Werther (1774) when he wrote what is considered to be the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or, The Triumph of Nature (1789).
NotesItalicize Werther and Power of Sympathy (book titles) in title and in abstract fields.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsLiterature, American/ Literature, Comparative/ Literature, German