Goethe?s masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Fausthas 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.

464 pages

Medios de comunicación	Libros Paperback Book (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado)
Publicado	1 de julio de 1988
ISBN13	9780553213485
Editores	Random House USA Inc
Páginas	464
Dimensiones	106 × 176 × 21 mm · 210 g
Lengua	English German
Colaborador	Peter Salm