Werthertracht: Literature, Fashion, and Youth Resistance in the Late 18^th Century Germany

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10.2991/978-2-38476-038-1_12How to use a DOI?

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fashion; Goethe; literature; resistance; Werthertracht

Abstract

Fashion often represents the identity and resistance of a group. Meanwhile, identity and resistance often become themes in literary works. One of the literary works that show the search for identity and resistance of young people at the end of the 18th century in Germany is Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers (The Sorrow of Young Werther) by the famous German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This paper aims to analyze the relationship between literature and fashion as material culture and their effects on German society at the end of the 18th century. The sociology of literature is used in this study to analyze the relationship between literature, fashion, and youth rebellion in Germany. The study results show that the literature and fashion shown in this novel significantly influenced the youth movement in Germany and Europe at the end of the 18th century. It is shown by the massive imitation of Werther’s character in the novel into real life, including the phenomenon of youth suicide, which also imitates the end of the main character’s life in this novel. From the analysis results, it can also be seen that there is a reciprocal relationship between reality and literature. In this study, it is shown how literary works can affect social life.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dudy Syafruddin
AU  - Octi Rjeky Mardasari
AU  - Rania F. Amirah
AU  - Muhammad S. Alfaraby
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/04/14
TI  - Werthertracht: Literature, Fashion, and Youth Resistance in the Late 18th Century Germany
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Language, Education, and Culture (ISoLEC 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 96
EP  - 105
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-038-1_12
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-038-1_12
ID  - Syafruddin2023
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