Excellent video. I read Die Leiden des jungen Werther but unfortunately not in German because my German wasn’t good enough back then but I definitely want to reread it in German now. I LOVE the German language so I tried to translate the German text at 12:01 to English: You weap, you love him, beloved/ dear soul, Save his memory from the humiliation/ shame; Look/ behold his spirit waves to/at you/ beckons you from his cave; Be a man and don’t follow after me. "Du beweinst, du liebst ihn, liebe Seele, Rettest sein Gedächtnis von der Schmach; Sieh, dir winkt sein Geist aus seiner Höhle; Sei ein Mann und folge mir nicht nach.
I can’t believe I spent these years on booktube without following your channel! I’ll definitely watch your old videos because I feel I’m being taught something that I have been wanting to learn, and that is literature and language. I have 2 questions for your next video: What is the biggest challenge of learning literature in this time around? Have you changed as a person after starting your degree and if so, in what ways? Thank you so much for your videos Maria! 🫶🏼 Sending love from Mexico ❣️
Last german reading was really beautiful, never knew German was such a beautiful sounding language, and your voice is sweet. I'm reading its translation now as I don't know what it means. Really enlightening and beautiful video!
Congratulations! You absolutely deserve even 1 million subscribers. Listening to your reading give me more motivation to keep studying German. Thank you.
This was such an interesting and well-organised video! I am a new subscriber and I am very happy I found your videos ✨️ it is amazing how this also works as a very soothing and calming podcast episode! Cannot wait to see which themes you delve into next 🥰
Your question is quite similar to the concern the public raised in the 20th century about the putative negative influence of television on young minds and its association (real or imagined) with the incidence and rise of violent crimes and societal decadence. I am also thinking about the censorship around a text like "The Basketball Diaries" written by the American poet Jim Carroll for its graphic depiction of drug use, petty theft, teenage sexual encounters among other transgressions. Similar questions have been raised against other popular cultural forms, for instance hip hop, heavy metal (its link with satanic rituals) I can go on and on. When we engage with aspects of pop culture, there is always the exercise of critical distance since the object in question operates in the world of fiction and make-belief though sometimes autobiography comes into play.
I do not know what more one could add to this discussion. I love literature because of the hope it can inspire change in my own life, regardless if it's positive or negative. If every action has an effect, to what degree am I or Goethe responsible, regardless of intent. If one ended their own life, after reading a poem, story, or movie, it says more about the quality of their own life leading up to that moment rather than after it. When you read Hamlet, you can do so in order to reflect upon the own indecisions in your own life rather than lament about life as Hamlet does. When you read The Sorrows of Young Werther, you can do so as a lesson that those who love young/infrequently, love too much/rashly. Rather than pursuing an intellectual exercise, I'll take the note that we can all be a little kinder to people because we never know what they're going through.
One teacher said that this book made the trend of: 1) Using yellow pants and blue jackets 2)Commit the s word And now I stumble upon this video, love it.
For the Q&A - what kindled your interest in Literature - who are your favourite authors and genres and what is the difference between studying literature and Comparative Literature ?
I have never read this book, and it is the first time i hear about this rumour. I agree that, when we read it brings us closer to the feelings portrayed in a story because we are able to empathise with characters and what they are going through. However there is always a distancing from it since our life experiences are different. For example i might be going through a depressive episode and might have thoughts about ending my life but the reasons would be different, even if the end goal is the same. So when i read something like that( i am thinking of a YA book i read ages ago that had a suicide attempt) i can see the reasoning behind and i can understand the pain that this character is trying to escape from but it wouldn't translate into my own life because the experiences are completely different. Therefore i believe it gives us an understanding about it, in a way it helps us to put ourselves in the persons shoes but will not by itself entice us to do the same.
Hi, Sorry just a question: can i ask , if you feel in any way that you share this interest in literature with any people of your family relatives ? Or are they more keen on other kind of topics ?
I prefer the old mic, it was properly setup. It had shock absorbers, pop filter and positioned perfectly so less unwanted noises heard. TH-cam promotes searchable contents , and some words banned. Don't delete and upload, it is bad. Changing title to having these words more appropriate book, novel, reading, booktube, literature review, vs... i/o su***de Young Werther such a red flag character. Are you going to put all the chessboard as prop?
Excellent video. I read Die Leiden des jungen Werther but unfortunately not in German because my German wasn’t good enough back then but I definitely want to reread it in German now.
I LOVE the German language so I tried to translate the German text at 12:01 to English:
You weap, you love him,
beloved/ dear soul, Save his memory from the humiliation/ shame; Look/ behold his spirit waves to/at you/ beckons you from his cave; Be a man and don’t follow after me.
"Du beweinst, du liebst ihn, liebe Seele, Rettest sein Gedächtnis von der Schmach;
Sieh, dir winkt sein Geist aus seiner Höhle;
Sei ein Mann und folge mir nicht nach.
Thank you so much! I'll pin this comment so others can find it!
I can’t believe I spent these years on booktube without following your channel! I’ll definitely watch your old videos because I feel I’m being taught something that I have been wanting to learn, and that is literature and language.
I have 2 questions for your next video:
What is the biggest challenge of learning literature in this time around?
Have you changed as a person after starting your degree and if so, in what ways?
Thank you so much for your videos Maria! 🫶🏼
Sending love from Mexico ❣️
Aw thanks a lot! I took your questions into the Q&A. Sending lots of love all the way to Mexico! ❤
Last german reading was really beautiful, never knew German was such a beautiful sounding language, and your voice is sweet. I'm reading its translation now as I don't know what it means. Really enlightening and beautiful video!
Congratulations! You absolutely deserve even 1 million subscribers.
Listening to your reading give me more motivation to keep studying German. Thank you.
Aw thanks so much :D I'm glad to hear it!
I never thought I’d want to know how to speak German so badly… congrats on 10k!! 🎉
Because of Werther??
Mission accomplished!
I'm student of science . You are making me fall into literature
This was such an interesting and well-organised video! I am a new subscriber and I am very happy I found your videos ✨️ it is amazing how this also works as a very soothing and calming podcast episode! Cannot wait to see which themes you delve into next 🥰
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Thank you for the video. It gave me a bunch of different interesting thoughts.
I told you momentum would start picking up. You just blasted through 10k to now 12,100+ subs. in less than a week! 🚀 🌙
Haha you were right indeed. Thanks for cheering me on. I appreciate it!
Love these conversations. Thank you for sharing your studies and insight.
There was also a Hungarian song called"Szomoru vasarnap"(Gloomy Sunday)which was said to have caused around 100 suicides in Hungary and Usa.
Wow I have to look into that! Thanks!
@@strange.lucidity You`re welcome!There is also a movie with the same title;)
omg, I just wrote an essay on this for class!
me too - but now almost 2 years ago :)
No way! I'd love to read it. My inbox is always open :-)
Your question is quite similar to the concern the public raised in the 20th century about the putative negative influence of television on young minds and its association (real or imagined) with the incidence and rise of violent crimes and societal decadence. I am also thinking about the censorship around a text like "The Basketball Diaries" written by the American poet Jim Carroll for its graphic depiction of drug use, petty theft, teenage sexual encounters among other transgressions. Similar questions have been raised against other popular cultural forms, for instance hip hop, heavy metal (its link with satanic rituals) I can go on and on. When we engage with aspects of pop culture, there is always the exercise of critical distance since the object in question operates in the world of fiction and make-belief though sometimes autobiography comes into play.
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I do not know what more one could add to this discussion. I love literature because of the hope it can inspire change in my own life, regardless if it's positive or negative.
If every action has an effect, to what degree am I or Goethe responsible, regardless of intent. If one ended their own life, after reading a poem, story, or movie, it says more about the quality of their own life leading up to that moment rather than after it.
When you read Hamlet, you can do so in order to reflect upon the own indecisions in your own life rather than lament about life as Hamlet does. When you read The Sorrows of Young Werther, you can do so as a lesson that those who love young/infrequently, love too much/rashly.
Rather than pursuing an intellectual exercise, I'll take the note that we can all be a little kinder to people because we never know what they're going through.
One teacher said that this book made the trend of: 1) Using yellow pants and blue jackets 2)Commit the s word
And now I stumble upon this video, love it.
Thank very much
Great video! 🌷
PS: think you might need a pop filter? :)
We call it "Werther Effect" and everyone knows this from german high school, bc we read one of goethes books at some point :)
I am an english learner in china . I really love the way you speak . it strikes me that speaking english can be so soft but powerful ...
For the Q&A - what kindled your interest in Literature - who are your favourite authors and genres and what is the difference between studying literature and Comparative Literature ?
I have never read this book, and it is the first time i hear about this rumour.
I agree that, when we read it brings us closer to the feelings portrayed in a story because we are able to empathise with characters and what they are going through. However there is always a distancing from it since our life experiences are different. For example i might be going through a depressive episode and might have thoughts about ending my life but the reasons would be different, even if the end goal is the same. So when i read something like that( i am thinking of a YA book i read ages ago that had a suicide attempt) i can see the reasoning behind and i can understand the pain that this character is trying to escape from but it wouldn't translate into my own life because the experiences are completely different.
Therefore i believe it gives us an understanding about it, in a way it helps us to put ourselves in the persons shoes but will not by itself entice us to do the same.
Hi, Sorry just a question: can i ask , if you feel in any way that you share this interest in literature with any people of your family relatives ? Or are they more keen on other kind of topics ?
Did I hear a Pride and Prejudice reference at the beginning? ❤
Not on purpose but now that you say it... :D
I never read any German literature... Now I want to read this one.... Could you recommend some french and German literature books....
Hello teacher
That was Kurt Cobain.
Did you studied Latin and Greek?
Mein deutsch ist zwiechen a1-a2 😅💔 16:35
Bergkristall von Adalbert Stifter? Bantam Deutsche Novellen.
I prefer the old mic, it was properly setup. It had shock absorbers, pop filter and positioned perfectly so less unwanted noises heard.
TH-cam promotes searchable contents , and some words banned. Don't delete and upload, it is bad. Changing title to having these words more appropriate book, novel, reading, booktube, literature review, vs... i/o su***de
Young Werther such a red flag character.
Are you going to put all the chessboard as prop?