This collection of essays on Goethe's Faust by prominent American and German scholars explores the work's significance in the context of recent historical, political, and scholarly developments and points to new directions for research. Topics include translation (into Indo-European languages), Faust's relationship to Mephistopheles, Faust and the feminine, sexual imagery, gothic allusions, musical representations of Faust, political and moral implications, Faust in the contemporary theatre, devils in German literature, Faust in the continuing debate over modern and postmodern, Goethe's stylistic use of complementary points of view, and his use of myth.

New readings of a number of Goethe's works, book reviews, and a listing of North American Goethe dissertations 1989-1999. The Goethe Yearbook, first published in 1982, is a publication of the Goethe Society of North America and is dedicated to North American Goethe scholarship. It aims above all to encourage and publish original English-language contributions to the understanding of Goethe and other authors of the Goethezeit, while also welcoming contributions from scholars around the world. The book review section seeks likewise to evaluate a wide selection ofrecent publications on the period, and is important for all scholars of 18th-century literature. The contributions in volume 10 offer new readings of several of Goethe's works (in particular Goetz von Berlichingen, Faust, Italienische Reise, and the Wilhelm Meister novels), new perspectives on Goethe as a writer, and new understanding of Goethe's literary/cultural legacy. A supplement continues the listing of North American Goethe dissertations thathas been a feature of previous volumes to include the period 1989 to 1999, updating this unique bibliographical resource. Thomas P. Saine of the University of California, Irvine, has edited all the volumes of the Goethe Yearbook to date. Volume 10 was edited with the assistance of Simon J. Richter of the University of Pennsylvania, who will assume the editorship with volume 11. Ellis Dye of Macalester College is book review editor.

Latest volume in series devoted to Goethe criticism (and studies of his contemporaries), with an extensive book review section. The Goethe Yearbook is published by the Goethe Society of North America, founded in 1980 to promote the study of Johann Wolfang von Goethe and his contemporaries, the so-called 'Goethezeit'. Originally conceived as a vehicle to present original English-language Goethe scholarship during the period of Cold War political tensions, when the most prestigious Goethe publication, the Goethe Jahrbuch, was not open to most Western scholars, the Goethe Yearbook has quickly become established in the international community, publishing articles in both English and German from academics around the world; it includes an extensive book review section.

A publication of the Goethe Society of North America, carrying Goethe criticism (and studies of his contemporaries); extensive book review section. The Goethe Yearbook is a publication of the Goethe Society of North America, which was founded in 1980 to promote the study of Goethe and his contemporaries. Originally conceived as a vehicle for Goethe criticism in Englishduring the Cold War political tensions, when the most prestigious Goethe publication, the Goethe Jahrbuch, was not available to most Western scholars, the Yearbook subsequently gained the respect of the international community, and has published articles, in both English and German, by scholars from around the world; it is unique among other periodicals devoted to the 'Goethezeit' for its extensive book review section.