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This edition presents Parts I and II complete. Cyrus Hamlin provides essential supporting material for this difficult text, and his Interpretive Notes have been expanded and reset in larger, easy-to-read type. "Comments by Contemporaries" includes short pieces by Margaret Fuller,... Read Full Overview

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( Fr ncfort del Meno, 28 de agosto de 1749-Weimar, 22 de marzo de 1832) fue un poeta, novelista, dramaturgo y cient fico germ nico, contribuyente fundamental del Romanticismo, movimiento al que influenci profundamente.

Johhan Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, written between 1806 and 1831, was translated by Bayard Taylor in 1870 and published In 1871. It was illustrated by Harry Clarke in a 1925 edition published by Hartsdale House that was limited to 2,000 copies. Bayard Taylor's translation preserves... Read Full Overview

When man petitions the heavens, is it God or the devil who answers? This question, central to the human experience, is the driving force behind Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's seminal 1806 play, Faust.

Based loosely on the facts and dramatized retellings of... Read Full Overview

Dive into Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: A Tragedy, a literary masterpiece blending philosophy, romance, and the supernatural. This profound tale follows Faust's pact with Mephistopheles in his quest for ultimate knowledge and fulfillment, offering timeless reflections... Read Full Overview

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." "Faust: A Tragedy " was written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer, poet, playwright, and statesman, widely regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in Western history. It is a profound exploration... Read Full Overview

Fausto, de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe es una obra tr gica enteramente dialogada, concebida m s para ser le da que para ser representada (al estilo de La Celestina). Fue publicada en dos partes: Faust: der Trag die erster Teil (Fausto: Primera parte de la tragedia) y Faust: der... Read Full Overview

Goethe's Faust complicates the simple Christian moral of the original legend. A hybrid between a play and an extended poem, Goethe's two-part "closet drama" is epic in scope. It gathers together references from Christian, medieval, Roman, eastern, and Hellenic poetry, philosophy,... Read Full Overview

Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, so he makes a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary,... Read Full Overview

Goethe es el alem n de fama perpetua, grande entre los grandes de todos los tiempos. Universal por su genio, no se le resisti ning n g nero literario: fue poeta, novelista, pensador, autor dram tico y hombre de ciencia de fecundas instituciones. El libro imperecedero de Goethe... Read Full Overview

Faust is one of the pillars of Western literature. This classic drama presents the story of the scholar Faust, tempted into a contract with the Devil in return for a life of sensuality and power. Enjoyment rules until Faust's emotions are stirred by a meeting with Gretchen,... Read Full Overview