Faust: A Tragedy (Norton Critical Editions)

Faust: A Tragedy (Norton Critical Editions) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Edited by Cyrus Hamlin.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780393092080.

Publication Date: May 1976 | ISBN-10: 0393092089 | ISBN-13: 978-0393092080 | Edition: 1st Goethes masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, "Faust" has 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 1," the tremendous versatility of Goethes genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goethes characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchens tragic fate.