Faust (world Famous Translation Library)
About This Novel
The poetic drama "Faust" is Goethe's most important work. There are 2 volumes in total, with more than 12,000 lines in length. Based on 16th century folklore. In order to seek the meaning of life, Dr. Faustus exchanged his soul for the help of the devil Mephisto, and experienced various stages and changes such as love, joy, pain, and fugue. At the last moment of his life, in the struggle with nature, he realized that the purpose of life should be to fight for life and freedom. The concept is grand, the content is complex, the structure is huge, and the style is changeable. It combines realism and romanticism. It mixes real description and unrestrained imagination, contemporary life and ancient myths and legends. It is good at using the method of contradiction and contrast to arrange scenes and configure characters. It is sometimes solemn and sometimes humorous, satirical and eulogizing, with various forms and mottled colors, reaching a very high artistic realm.
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Official(20)Scraped 21d ago
I don't know whether the fees charged for this kind of book (historical classics, the author is no longer around) go to the translator or the copyright holder?
When I saw the title Faust, the first image that came to my mind was that of the dark warrior Faust. After reading the introduction, there was Mephisto, and I was completely speechless. These two are the villains of Ultraman Nexus.
So I think this book needs people to read it when they succeed or fail in life. When you think your life is very successful, you can read it. When you think I started a business or how did I fail? Then you can also read it and let your mind rise to a higher level. If you read this book once in the first half of your life and then read it again in the second half, you will have great gains, great insights, and different feelings.
This translation is not good, but Dong Wenqiao's translation is better
Faust
What does faust mean
I can't understand it. From my current superficial perspective, Faust is really a lunatic, self-righteous and extremely divided.
The Faustian spirit that never falls and is never satisfied.
Can't see
Why can't I see it?!!!
The preface is relatively long, which is very helpful for understanding the direction of the story, because the poetic language has a lot of jumps, and you will be confused if you don't pay attention. If you read it slowly, you will see many new and innovative sentences. Sure enough, Goethe's real-life experience also gave me a taste, but sometimes I still read a little too fast, so these words are a bit blank!
When I first watched it, I felt that Faust was satisfied in the end, but now I still feel a little sad.
Rating
Community(0)
Official(20)Scraped 21d ago
I don't know whether the fees charged for this kind of book (historical classics, the author is no longer around) go to the translator or the copyright holder?
When I saw the title Faust, the first image that came to my mind was that of the dark warrior Faust. After reading the introduction, there was Mephisto, and I was completely speechless. These two are the villains of Ultraman Nexus.
So I think this book needs people to read it when they succeed or fail in life. When you think your life is very successful, you can read it. When you think I started a business or how did I fail? Then you can also read it and let your mind rise to a higher level. If you read this book once in the first half of your life and then read it again in the second half, you will have great gains, great insights, and different feelings.
This translation is not good, but Dong Wenqiao's translation is better
Faust
What does faust mean
I can't understand it. From my current superficial perspective, Faust is really a lunatic, self-righteous and extremely divided.
The Faustian spirit that never falls and is never satisfied.
Can't see
Why can't I see it?!!!
The preface is relatively long, which is very helpful for understanding the direction of the story, because the poetic language has a lot of jumps, and you will be confused if you don't pay attention. If you read it slowly, you will see many new and innovative sentences. Sure enough, Goethe's real-life experience also gave me a taste, but sometimes I still read a little too fast, so these words are a bit blank!
When I first watched it, I felt that Faust was satisfied in the end, but now I still feel a little sad.
