Originally published in 1987, this is a thorough and lucid
introduction and commentary to the whole of Goethe's Faust. It
gives the student of German and European literature valuable
insights into the most important work of Germany's foremost poet.
German quotations are translated or paraphrased in English and a
detailed knowledge of German literature is not assumed. The book
traces Goethe's work on the play over 60 years of his creative
career and surveys its critical reception over the 200 years since
its first appearance. Part One is analysed as a mimetic tragedy,
Part Two as an historical and cultural profile of Goethe's own
times. The commentary guides the reader carefully through its
subtleties and multi-layered references and provides a broad and
coherent structure for the overall understanding of the work. It
suggests provocative interpretations of some figures and episodes
in Part Two and places renewed emphasis on parts of the work that
often receive relatively little attention. An appendix surveys the
metres and verse forms of the play.
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