Goethe's Faust: the German tragedy.
Language: English
Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1986
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Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.Steven Wolfe Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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DETAILS: PAPERBACK, attractive copy, near fine but with heavy foxing on top foredge, appears essentially unused. BROWN, JANE K. Goethe's Faust: the German tragedy. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986, 263pp., . ISBN on rear cover 0801493498 appears to be incorrect. - "In this book, Jane K. Brown offers an original reading of Goethe's complex masterpiece in the context of European Romanticism. Looking at the two parts of Faust in sequence, she views the second part as an elaboration of what was implicit in the"--(Neil Flax, University of Michigan, Dearborn). - CONTENTS: Introduction: the problem of Faust -- The nature of the play: the prologues -- What Faust wants" "Night" and "Outside the city gate" -- What Mephistopheles offers: the pact scenes -- Mephisto's world: "Auerbach's tavern" and "Witch's kitchen" -- Faust's world: the Gretchen tragedy -- The illusion of reality: the "Walpurgis night" -- The reality of illusion: "Charming landscape" -- The spirit of fire: Act I -- The spirit of water: Act II -- The spirit of poetry: Act III -- The spirit of history: Act IV -- The spirit of tragedy: Act V -- Epilogue: Faust for ourselves. 9780801493904 ISBN 0801493900.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Goethe's Faust: the German tragedy.
- Author
- Brown, Jane K., 1943-
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press, Ithaca
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- Item weight
- 12.7 ounces
- Seller catalogs
- Goethe
Steven Wolfe Books
Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 24, 2001
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