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Faust: Part 1 (Tragedy) Paperback - 2005
by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Used
- Paperback
Goethe viewed the writing of poetry as essentially autobiographical, and the works selected in this volume represent more than sixty years in the life of the poet. In early poems such as 'Prometheus,' he rails against religion in an almost ecstatic fervor, while 'To the Moon' is an enigmatic meditation on the end of a love affair. The Roman Elegies show Goethe's use of Classical meters in an homage to ancient Rome and its poets, and 'The Diary,' suppressed for more than a century, is a narrative poem whose eroticism is combined with its morality. In selections from Faust, arguably his greatest and most personal work, Goethe creates an exhilarating depiction of humankind's eternal search for truth.
'Faithful and felicitous, these verse translations . . . are an excellent introduction to [Goethe's] genius.'
The Daily Telegraph (London)
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Details
- Title Faust: Part 1 (Tragedy)
- Author Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Penguin Classics
- Condition Used: Good
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics, E Rutherford, New Jersey,
- Date 2005-12-27
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0140449019
- ISBN 9780140449013 / 0140449019
- Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.18 x 0.59 in (19.81 x 13.16 x 1.50 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects Faust
- Dewey Decimal Code 832.6
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Summary
Goethe’s 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 Goethe’s 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.
- A.S. Byatt's preface considers Goethe's lifelong relationship with the myth of Faust and its influence on modern literature
- Includes an introduction by the translator, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, explanatory notes, and an addendum on the writing of Faust