ISBN: 2940153421148

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in verse. Faust does not seek power through knowledge, but access to transcendent knowledge denied to the rational mind. Faust takes p… Mehr…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in verse. Faust does not seek power through knowledge, but access to transcendent knowledge denied to the rational mind. Faust takes place in multiple settings, the first of which is heaven. Mephistopheles makes a bet with God: he says that he can lure God's favorite human being (Faust), who is striving to learn everything that can be known, away from righteous pursuits. The next scene takes place in Faust's study where Faust, despairing at the vanity of scientific, humanitarian and religious learning, turns to magic for the showering of infinite knowledge. He suspects, however, that his attempts are failing. Frustrated, he ponders suicide, but rejects it as he hears the echo of nearby Easter celebrations begin. He goes for a walk with his assistant Wagner and is followed home by a stray poodle. In Faust's study, the poodle transforms into the devil (Mephistopheles). Faust makes an arrangement with the devil: the devil will do everything that Faust wants while he is here on Earth, and in exchange Faust will serve the devil in Hell. Faust's arrangement is that if he is pleased enough with anything the devil gives him that he wants to stay in that moment forever, then he will die in that moment. Digital Content>E-books>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Booklassic Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940153421148

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 … Mehr…

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, 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 Goethe’s genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goethe’s characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches’ Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchen’s tragic fate.This authoritative edition, which offers Peter Salm’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 Goethe’s words. Digital Content>E-books>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Booklassic Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940153421148

Book Excerpt: ...führ' ihn, kannst du ihn erfassen,Auf deinem Wege mit herab,Und steh' beschämt, wenn du bekennen mußt:Ein guter Mensch, in seinem dunkeln Drange,I… Mehr…

Book Excerpt: ...führ' ihn, kannst du ihn erfassen,Auf deinem Wege mit herab,Und steh' beschämt, wenn du bekennen mußt:Ein guter Mensch, in seinem dunkeln Drange,Ist sich des rechten Weges wohl bewußt._Mephistopheles._Schon gut! nur dauert es nicht lange.Mir ist für meine Wette gar nicht bange.Wenn ich zu meinem Zweck gelange,Erlaubt ihr mir Triumph aus voller Brust.Staub soll er fressen, und mit Lust,Wie meine Muhme, die berühmte Schlange._Der Herr._Du darfst auch da nur frey erscheinen;Ich habe deines gleichen nie gehaßt.Von allen Geistern die verneinenIst mir der Schalk am wenigsten zur Last.Des Menschen Thätigkeit kann allzuleicht erschlaffen,Er liebt sich bald die unbedingte Ruh;Drum geb' ich gern ihm den Gesellen zu,Der reizt und wirkt, und muß, als Teufel, schaffen.Doch ihr, die ächten Göttersöhne,Erfreut euch der lebendig reichen Sch&o... Digital Content>E-books>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Booklassic Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940153421148

Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. Fa… Mehr…

Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. Faust has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often used today to describe a person whose headstrong desire for self-fulfillment leads him or her in a diabolical direction. Digital Content>E-books>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Booklassic Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940153421148

The best translation of Faust available, this volume provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty… Mehr…

The best translation of Faust available, this volume provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty and rhythm as well as the complex depth of Goethe's language. Includes Part One and selections from Part Two. Digital Content>E-books>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Booklassic Digital >16<