{"product_id":"faust-i-ii-volume-2-goethes-collected-works-updated-edition-paperback","title":"Faust I \u0026 II, Volume 2: Goethe's Collected Works - Updated Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStuart Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStuart Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great classics of European literature, \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e is Goethe's most complex and profound work. To tell the dramatic and tragic story of one man's pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge and power, Goethe drew from an immense variety of cultural and historical material, and a wealth of poetic and theatrical traditions. What results is a tour de force illustrating Goethe's own moral and artistic development, and a symbolic, cautionary tale of Western humanity striving restlessly and ruthlessly for progress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing the sense, poetic variety, and tonal range of the German original in present-day English, Stuart Atkins's translation presents the formal and rhythmic dexterity of \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e in all its richness and beauty, without recourse to archaisms or interpretive elaborations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by David Wellbery, this Princeton Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive English version of a timeless masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eohann Wolfgang von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e (1749-1832) was one of the greatest artists of the German Romantic period. He was a poet, playwright, novelist, and natural philosopher. \u003cb\u003eDavid E. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWellbery\u003c\/b\u003e is the LeRoy T. and Margaret Deffenbaugh Carlson University Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.52 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726314893619,"sku":"9780691162294","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VDdBc3J3MzJQbFoxVzlpNWpuLzIydz09.webp?v=1763733660","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/faust-i-ii-volume-2-goethes-collected-works-updated-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}