Author: | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | ISBN: | 9780486831381 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | June 13, 2018 |
Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
Author: | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
ISBN: | 9780486831381 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications |
Publication: | June 13, 2018 |
Imprint: | Dover Publications |
Language: | English |
Hailed as Germany's greatest contribution to world literature, Goethe's Faust drew upon a folktale and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus for inspiration. But in this epic version, Faust sells his soul not for magic powers but for a heightened sense of existence. Part One covers his pact with Mephistopheles and seduction of an innocent girl; Part Two relates his courtship of Helen of Troy and his salvation. Acclaimed translation by Bayard Taylor.
Hailed as Germany's greatest contribution to world literature, Goethe's Faust drew upon a folktale and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus for inspiration. But in this epic version, Faust sells his soul not for magic powers but for a heightened sense of existence. Part One covers his pact with Mephistopheles and seduction of an innocent girl; Part Two relates his courtship of Helen of Troy and his salvation. Acclaimed translation by Bayard Taylor.