Faust
of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Walter Kaufmann (translator)
Series: Goethe's Faust #1-2
Description
Goetheâs Faust reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract with Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seeks to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last forever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephisto and must serve him after death. In this first part of Goetheâs great work, the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a rejuvenated life and winning the love of the beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire, and self-delusion, Faust heads inexorably toward an infernal destruction.The best translation of Faust available, this volume provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty and rhythm as well as the complex depth of Goethe's language. Includes Part One and selections from Part Two.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 503 pages
- Publisher Anchor Books
- Publication Date January 31st 1998
- First Publication 10/28/32
- Language Multiple languages
- ISBN 9780385031141
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Germany']
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