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

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	July 1, 1988
ISBN13	9780553213485
Publishers	Random House USA Inc
Pages	464
Dimensions	106 × 176 × 21 mm · 210 g
Language	English German
Contributor	Peter Salm