FaustAt the time of Faust's 1808 publication, Goethe was already famous as one of the most accomplished men of his era. A statesman as well as an artist and the writer of scientific essays, poetry, and criticism, the German author sealed his immortality with this ambitious drama and its embodiment of eighteenth-century humanism. Goethe based his protagonist on figures of history and legend, and of all the many Faustian legends, his remains the best known. This sumptuous edition features John Anster's excellent translation, acclaimed for its truth to the meter of the original German verse. Nearly 30 illustrations by Harry Clarke, eight of them in full color, enhance the text. Created in the early 1920s, Clarke's images reflect the influences of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, forming a powerful contribution to the supernatural air of Goethe's masterpiece. |
Contents
Section 13 | 178 |
Section 14 | 180 |
Section 15 | 189 |
Section 16 | 196 |
Section 17 | 201 |
Section 18 | 209 |
Section 19 | 212 |
Section 20 | 234 |
Section 9 | 126 |
Section 10 | 129 |
Section 11 | 140 |
Section 12 | 155 |
Section 21 | 242 |
Section 22 | 245 |
Section 23 | 246 |
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Common terms and phrases
ALTMAYER art thou Blocksberg BRANDER breast breath child CHORUS confines creature crowd cursed dance death devil dost dream earth evermore eyes F A U S T fancy FAUST Oh fear feel fields fiery figures find fine fire first flame flea flight flow flowers fly FROSCH girl give Goethe Goethe’s gone happy hath heart Heaven Hell hour I E B E L I’ve kiss life’s light live look M A R G A R E T magic man’s MARGARET MARTHA MEPHISTOPHELES Oh merry mong mother never night o’er OBERON pentagram play pleasant round seek sense SIEBEL sing smile soldier’s song soul spirit strange STUDENT sweet thee There’s thine thou art thou hast thought trembling trifle trochaic twill voice WAGNER WALPURGIS NIGHT wander What’s wine winglet wish WITCH withered words yonder young