Faust (Bantam Classics) (English and German Edition)

Faust (Bantam Classics) (English and German Edition)

Goetheâ‚¬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, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. Here, in Faust, Part I, the tremendous versatility of Goetheâ‚¬s genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goetheâ‚¬s characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witchesâ‚¬ Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchenâ‚¬s tragic fate.

This authoritative edition, which offers Peter Salmâ‚¬s wonderfully readable translation as well as the original German on facing pages, brings us Faust in a vital, rhythmic American idiom that carefully preserves the grandeur, integrity, and poetic immediacy of Goetheâ‚¬s words.
Country USA
Brand Bantam Classics
Manufacturer Bantam Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553213485
Color Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate 1988-07-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553213485

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