George eliot called him germanys greatest man of letters. One more library free online ebooks in pdf, epub, kindle and other formats. Faust has long been considered one of the most important works of european literature ever published. Jun 01, 2000 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Free ebook in pdf format 6,7 mb 665 pages, also available in epub and. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. It was illustrated by harry clarke in a 1925 edition published by hartsdale house that was limited to 2,000 copies. He grips the book and speaks the mysterious name of the spirit. Another book i had to read in school like probably every single student in germany and at the time and didnt have much love for it like probably every student having to read it. The addition of erster teil in english, part one was retrospectively.
Please give us books written hundreds of years ago free. Nein, fuhre mich zur stillen himmelsenge, wo nur dem dichter reine freude bluht. Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on germanlanguage stages. Apr 06, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. By this, he attracts the attention of the devil, mephistopheles. Goethes works span the fields of poetry, drama, literature, theology, humanism, and science. Faust is a philosophical drama full of humor, satire, and tragedy. This edition includes part i and part ii of this epic play. Goethes magnum opus, lauded as one of the peaks of world literature, is the twopart drama faust. Walter arndts translation of faust reproduces the sense of the german original and goethes enormously varied metrics and rhyme schemes.
Goethe s works span the fields of poetry, drama, literature, theology, humanism, and science. Faust is ever frustrated in his quest for knowledge and the true essence of life. The story of faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil. Goethe society pronunciation, born johann wolfgang goethe 28 august 174922 march 1832 was a german polymath. Prelude on stage director, dramatist, comedian director you two, whove often stood by me, in times of need, when troubles breaking, say what success our undertaking 35.
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