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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Schweitzer, Christoph E. |
| Title, Analytic | Goethe's Werther and the First American Novel, William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 2003 |
| Volume ID | 38 |
| Location in Work | 21-28 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 0741-2827 |
| Abstract | It 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). |
| Notes | Italicize Werther and Power of Sympathy (book titles) in title and in abstract fields. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Literature, American/ Literature, Comparative/ Literature, German |