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Goethe's masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic,... Read Full Overview

This new translation, in rhymed verse, of Goethe's Faust--one of the greatest dramatic and poetic masterpieces of European literature--preserves the essence of Goethe's meaning without resorting either to an overly literal, archaic translation or to an overly modern idiom. It... Read Full Overview

Considered by many as Johann Goethe's magnum opus, "Faust" has a peculiar history of composition and publication. What began as a project in Goethe's youth, at the age of twenty, in 1769, "Faust" would not fully be completed until 1831 very near the end of the author's life... Read Full Overview

This luminous, timely new translation by renowned co-translators Zsuzsanna Ozsv th and Frederick Turner, accompanied by original illustrations, brings Goethe's timeless classic to greater heights than ever before in the English language.

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... Read Full Overview

"Sell your soul to the devil"-you've heard the phrase. But did you know it comes from one of the most haunting works in literary history?

Goethe's Faust is the ultimate tale of ambition, temptation, and damnation. A brilliant man makes a deal with the devil... Read Full Overview

Goethe is the most famous German author, and the poetic drama Faust, Part I (1808) is his best-known work, one that stands in the company of other leading canonical works of European literature such as Dante's Inferno and Shakespeare's Hamlet. This is the... Read Full Overview

Faust, a scholar, finds himself in the midst of despair, realizing that his worldly pursuits and studies have been a farce. It's then that he makes a pact with Mephistopheles, who promises to serve Faust, grant his every wish, and give him purpose again--a virtual heaven on... Read Full Overview

Nicholas Boyle begins with a fascinating survey of earlier versions of the Faust story. He then offers a detailed reading of Faust Part One, emphasising the poetic and dramatic coherence of the work and tracing its links with the thought and culture of Goethe's time. The play... Read Full Overview

Randall Jarrell's translation of Goethe's classic, illustrated with extraordinary new drawings by Peter Sis Randall Jarrell's translation of Faust is one of his most important achievements. In 1957 he inscribed Goethe's motto on the first page of his notebook: "Ohne Hast aber... Read Full Overview

Der "Faust" gilt als bedeutendstes und auch international einflussreichstes Werk Goethes, wenn nicht der deutschen Literatur als Ganzes. Vor allem Faust 1 ist die Quelle zahlreicher gefl?gelter Worte. Ausgabe mit Bildergalerie im Anhang und Erl?uterungen zur Entstehungsgeschichte... Read Full Overview

From the wager between God and Mephistopheles and the pact Faust makes with the latter--that this genial, urbane devil could have his soul if ever Faust became satisfied with any experience or knowledge Mephistopheles could show him--the drama unfolds in scenes that are human... Read Full Overview

A brief analysis of the development, style, and protagonists of Faust is included with Goethe's classic tale about a troubled man who sells his soul to the devil.

Goethe's classic, enlivened by Randall Jarrell's fine translation and Peter S s's dark, dreamy illustrations

A brief analysis of the development, style, and protagonists of Faust is included with Goethe's classic tale about a troubled man who sells his soul to the devil.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview