A brief analysis of the development, style, and protagonists of Faust is included with Goethe's classic tale about a troubled man who sells his soul to the devil.
A man living in sixteeth-century Germany sells his soul to the devil.
Faust is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of German literature.The principal characters of Faust Part One include: Heinrich Faust, a scholar, sometimes said to be based on the real life of ...
A major work of German romanticism in a translation that is acknowledged as the definitive English language version. The Vintage Classics edition also includes NOVELLA, Goethe's poetic vision of an idyllic pastoral society.
The Autobiography of Goethe is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's own documentary writing about his early life. It also contains some of his poetry and makes for a fascinating read.
Goethe later acknowledged the influence the book could have on young forlorn lovers, saying: 'It must be bad, if not everybody was to have a time in his life, when he felt as though Werther had been written exclusively for him.'
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) adopted the story of the wandering conjuror who accepts Mephistopheles's offer of a pact, selling his soul for the devil's greaterknowledge; over a period of 60 years he produced one of the greatest ...
This work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was translated into English in 1840 by Sir Charles Eastlake (1793-1865), painter and later keeper of the National Gallery.
It was Goethe's first major success. The majority of the novel is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist of a highly sensitive and passional temperment, and sent to his friend Wilhelm.