Summary
Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Faust
Goethe's masterpiece and one of the greatest achievements of German literature, Faust is an evocation of the story of the legendary German alchemist. It is one of the fundamental myths of the Western world.
Starting from a classic story about a sorcerer, an alchemist, who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for mysterious knowledge, Goethe overcomes the time gap between the medieval story and the European modern man who is in search of life's pleasures, but also for new knowledge in a time that still lives the ideals of the Enlightenment.
Goethe's Faust is a monumental character, a daring man who challenges the cunning Mephisto. But is there such magic or mysterious knowledge that will lead Faust to that moment of ecstasy in his life that he wishes would last forever? The powerful diversity of Goethe's genius in this work has created some of the most beautiful and valuable places in all of world literature.
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