Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Drama, European

ISBN-13: 9781598181104 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 192 str.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Charles T. Brooks

Opis

Faust calls itself "A Tragedy" right enough, but it might just as well be described as a musical comedy -- it's ripe with comic passages, features many songs, and lacks a tragic ending. And Faust isn't a classic tragic figure, either. In fact, his characteristic yearning for experience and knowledge created a type for the romantic age still known as the Faustian hero. The villain of the piece -- Mephistopheles -- is one of the most likeable characters in the play. His yearnings draw him toward the heavens, yet he is also powerfully attracted to the physical world.