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GOETHE'S FAUST. C. Thomas, Ed. PARTS 1 & 2 IN GERMAN HC 1897 1st Ed, 1912 3rd Ed
$ 23.49
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RARE MATCHING HARD COPIES OF BOTH PARTS, 1897 FIRST EDITION and 1912 3RD EDITION.IN GERMAN
Boston : D.C. Heath, 1897, 1912. Hardcovers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket as issued. Blue cloth
"Goethe's masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever.
Here, in Faust, Part I, the tremendous versatility of Goethe's genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. We experience Goethe's characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches' Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchen's tragic fate."