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Faust (selected Translations of Famous Works)

(germany) Johann Goethe

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"Faust" is Goethe's representative work, a poetic tragedy. It was created based on a folk legend in the 16th century. It is a masterpiece that Goethe devoted his whole life to writing. It describes the protagonist Faust's painful experience of searching for truth throughout his life, reflects the history of the entire Europe from the Renaissance to the early 19th century, and reveals the constant struggle between the two forces of light and darkness, progress and backwardness, and science and superstition. Goethe used Faust's ambition and pursuit to express his own lofty and beautiful ideals for the future of mankind. The book consists of a series of narrative poems, lyric poems, dramas, operas and dance dramas, covering theology, mythology, philosophy, science, aesthetics, literature, music and political economy.

Faust

Faust

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(germany) Johann Goethe

207K01

"Faust" is Goethe's representative work, a poetic tragedy. It was created based on a folk legend in the 16th century. It is a masterpiece that Goethe devoted his whole life to writing. It describes the protagonist Faust's painful experience of searching for truth throughout his life, and reflects the history of the entire Europe from the Renaissance to the early 19th century. The book consists of a series of narrative poems, lyric poems, dramas, operas and dance dramas, covering theology, mythology, philosophy, science, aesthetics, literature, music and political economy.