It is goethe s most famous work and considered by many to. Now an awardwinning translator and critic has supplied such a translation. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience. Faust available for download and read online in other formats. Goethe society pronunciation, born johann wolfgang goethe 28 august 174922 march 1832 was a german polymath. Why then do so many poor fools plague, the sweet muse, for such a goal as this.
Faust is considered by many to be goethe s magnum opus and the greatest work of german literature. One reason for this is that there has been no readable english version of goethe s philosophical and poetic drama, one that captures its life, satire, irony, humor, and tragedy. Please give us books written hundreds of years ago free. Faust by goethe full audiobook greatest audio books faust 1 faust is the protagonist of a classic german legend. Although he directed the german state theatre, dabbled in the occult and worked on scientific theories in evolutionary botany, goethe is best remembered for his great works the sorrows of young werther and faust, and his part in the 18th century sturm and drang movement.
In part one it sets out fausts despair, his pact with mephistopheles, and his love for gretchen. More than 2000 free ebooks to read or download in english for your computer. Free ebook in pdf format 6,7 mb 665 pages, also available in epub and kindle. Johann wolfgang goethe 17491832 was born in frankfurt, germany. A classic of world literature, goethe s faust has been neglected by englishspeaking readers of the twentieth century. In a highvaulted gothic chamber, faust, in a chair at his desk, restless. Faust is the protagonist of a classic german legend.
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