Faust: Part Two (Oxford World's Classics)

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

ISBN 10: 0192836366 / ISBN 13: 9780192836366

Edité par Oxford University Press, 1999

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Synopsis :

Loosely connected with Part One and the German legend of Faust, Part Two is a dramatic epic rather than a strictly constructed drama. It is conceived as an act of homage to classical Greek culture and inspired above all by the world of story-telling and myth at the heart of the Greek tradition, as well as owing some of its material to the Arabian Nights tales. The restless and ruthless hero, advised by his cynical demon-companion Mephistopheles, visits classical Greece i search of the beautiful Helen of Troy. Returning to modern times, he seeks to crown his career by gaining control of the elements, and at his death is carried up into the unkown regions, still in pursuit of the 'Eternal Feminine'. David Luke's translation of Part One won the European Poetry Translation Prize. Here he again imitates the varied verse-forms of the original, and provides a highly readable - and actable - translation, supported by an introduction, full notes, and an index of classical mythology.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Faust: Part Two (Oxford World's Classics)
Éditeur : Oxford University Press
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good