Goethe's Faust

Goethe's FaustBy: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A poetic exploration of good and evil from the towering figure of world literature in the best translation available. This edition of Faust provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty and rhythm of the play as well as the complex depth of Goethe's brilliant language in this singular work of German literature. The volume includes

an exotic past

Because when we lose our intelligence

Had it up to here with sugary-sweet affirmation books that ignore the pleasures of resentment and mean-spiritedness

Little kids will jump for joy over photos of red

Imagine you’re a rookie bartender and this is your handbook

should you wish

a source of real help and support when facing challenges

leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world

actress Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play

In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist

friends and neighbours

Will our heroine ever catch a break