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Faust

  • 306 pages ยท about 5 hours
  • First published 1808
  • 621 editions
  • Free to read

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1 About this book

A complete annotated translation of Goethe's "Faust," plus extensive interpretive notes, "Faust" illustrations and other visual sources used by Goethe, several pieces of Goethe's correspondence and commentary, eleven contemporary reviews by well-known writers, and ten modern pieces of criticism; also includes a Goethe chronology and selected bibliography.

Good for readers who want: a play, mythology, and a book they can read free online.

  • Redemption
  • Magicians
  • Mythology
  • Classical Mythology
  • Good and evil
  • Drama
  • Devil
  • Illustrations

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3 About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749โ€“1832

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 โ€“ 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, Christian views, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present.

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