Faust: A Tragedy: Play Guide and Free Edition
Faust: A Tragedy: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Faust: A Tragedy is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832). The listed translation credits are Blackie, John Stuart (1809–1895).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Faust: A Tragedy" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragic play in two parts, with Part One published in 1808 and Part Two in 1832. When Mephistopheles bets God he can corrupt the scholar Faust, a fateful wager begins. Faust agrees to serve the devil in the afterlife—but only if Mephistopheles can give him a moment so perfect he wishes it would last forever. What follows involves seduction, tragedy, and a journey through earthly and mystical realms, testing the limits of knowledge, desire, and redemption.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Faust: A Tragedy
- Author credits: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Blackie, John Stuart (1809–1895)
Catalogue subjects
- Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama
- Tragedies (Drama)
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- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: German Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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