Faust: a Tragedy [part 1], Translated from the German of Goethe: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Faust: a Tragedy [part 1], Translated from the German of Goethe is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832). The listed translation credits are Brooks, Charles Timothy (1813–1883).
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"Faust: a Tragedy [part 1]" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragic play first published in 1808. A disillusioned scholar named Faust makes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles, an agent of the Devil: if Mephistopheles can satisfy him completely, Faust's soul belongs to Hell. Transformed into a young man, Faust pursues the innocent Gretchen, setting off a chain of seduction, tragedy, and destruction that tests the boundaries between damnation and salvation in what many consider German literature's greatest work.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Faust: a Tragedy [part 1], Translated from the German of Goethe
- Author credits: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Brooks, Charles Timothy (1813–1883)
Catalogue subjects
- Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama
- German poetry -- Translations into English
- Legends -- Germany -- Drama
- Magicians -- Drama
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- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: German Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Germany
- Harvard Classics
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