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103 Great Poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Category: Poetry
Exceptionally fine poetry by Germany's greatest literary figure spans a wide range of styles, forms and moods, offering a rich selection of the poet's verse - from his earliest, "An den Schlaf" ("To Sleep"), written when he was 18, to his last great poem, "Verdachtnis" ("Legacy"), written when he was 80 ...Show more
A Very German Christmas - The Greatest Austrian, Swiss and German Holiday Stories of All Time by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Heinrich Heine; Rainer Maria Rilke
Category: Classics | Series: Very Christmas Ser.
The fifth volume in our popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together traditional and contemporary holiday stories from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. You'll find classic works by the Brothers Grimm, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich Heine, Thomas Mann, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hermann ...Show more
Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Category: Classic Fiction
Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love. Taking ...Show more
FAUST by JOHANN GOETHE
Category: Classic Fiction
Goethe's classic, enlivened by Randall Jarrell's fine translation and Peter Sis's dark, dreamy illustrations Randall Jarrell's translation of "Faust "is one of his most important achievements. In 1957 he inscribed Goethe's motto on the first page of his notebook--"Ohne Hast aber ohne Rast" ("Without has ...Show more
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Category: Classic | Series: Drama Classics
Faust presents both parts of Goethe's lifelong masterpiece, premiered at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum theatre in Feb-April 2006.
Faust by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Category: Classics
This edition includes both part I and II of the drama. It represents a significant departure from its predecessor in terms of supporting apparatus and the "Interpretative Notes" have been expanded. "Contexts" includes five new selections by Goethe on the composition of the novel. "Criticism" includes co ...Show more
Faust by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; John Anster (Translator); Harry Clarke (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Der 1749 in Frankfurt am Main geborene Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gilt als bedeutendster deutscher Dichter. Seine Werke gehören zu den wichtigsten der Weltliteratur."Faust" ist ein Meisterwerk. Im Mittelpunkt steht der Pakt mit dem Teufel. Der zentrale Konflikt rankt sich um die Frage nach der Wahrheit ...Show more
Faust by JOHANN GOETHE
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
Goethe's Faust is a classic of European literature. Based on the fable of the man who traded his soul for superhuman powers and knowledge, it became the life's work of Germany's greatest poet. Beginning with an intriguing wager between God and Satan, it charts the life of a deeply flawed individual, his ...Show more
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Anchor Literary Library
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, experienc ...Show more
Faust - A Tragedy by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Robert David MacDonald (Translator)
Category: Classics | Series: Trans. by Robert David Macdonald Ser.
The power and magic of the Faust story, the man who, in a pact with the Devil, trades his soul in return for a period of total knowledge and absolute power, is one of the most potent of all European myths. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) worked on this poetic drama in burst from his twenties unti ...Show more