Faust: Parts One and Two
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Goethe's Faust: Germany's greatest contribution to world literature. Divided into two parts, Faust delves into the legends of a sixteenth-century sorcerer and the tension between learning and experience. Part One... Read more
Goethe's Faust: Germany's greatest contribution to world literature. Divided into two parts, Faust delves into the legends of a sixteenth-century sorcerer and the tension between learning and experience. Part One follows the magician's pact with Mephistopheles and the seduction of innocent Gretchen. Part Two explores Faust's life at court, his romance with Helen of Troy, and his salvation. Features Bayard Taylor's acclaimed translation.
Description
The story of Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a famous piece of literature from the Enlightenment period. Goethe spent over sixty years writing this masterpiece, and it was divided into two parts with the second part being published after his death in 1832. It is considered Germany's most important contribution to world literature. The story is based on legends surrounding a sorcerer from the sixteenth century and Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus. However, Goethe's version explores the balance between knowledge and experience, where Faust sells his soul not only for magical powers but also for a heightened sense of life.
Part One of the dramatic poem tells the story of Faust's pact with Mephistopheles and his seduction of an innocent girl named Gretchen. Part Two incorporates various influences, such as theology, mythology, philosophy, politics, music, and literature, to tell the story of Faust's life at court, his romance with Helen of Troy, and his eventual salvation. This edition features the renowned translation by Bayard Taylor.
Part One of the dramatic poem tells the story of Faust's pact with Mephistopheles and his seduction of an innocent girl named Gretchen. Part Two incorporates various influences, such as theology, mythology, philosophy, politics, music, and literature, to tell the story of Faust's life at court, his romance with Helen of Troy, and his eventual salvation. This edition features the renowned translation by Bayard Taylor.
Information
Subject: Language Arts
Brand: Dover Publications
Publisher Date: 06/13/2018
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe & Bayard Taylor(Translator)
Dimensions: 8.00 x 5.00
UPC: 9780486821887
Pages: 464
