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Faust: Der Tragödie erster und zweiter Teil. Urfaust

Faust: Der Tragödie erster und zweiter Teil. Urfaust

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Summary

Der "Faust" ist ein Meisterwerk der Weltliteratur， das diesen Namen verdient， da es noch immer voller Bezüge zur Gegenwart steckt。 Schon zu Goethes Zeiten war der Faust-Stoff Jahrhunderte alt， ihn selbst hat er Zeit seines Lebens beschäftigt。 Das Ergebnis ist eine Tragödie von fulminanter Kraft， Suggestion und Komplexität。 Im Mittelpunkt steht der Pakt mit dem Teufel。 Der zentrale Konflikt rankt sich um die Frage nach der Wahrheit des Lebens。 Zwischen Gelehrtenstube und ausschweifender Hingabe an den profanen Genuss will Goethes Faust erkennen， was die Welt "im Innersten zusammenhält。"

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Nein， an Faust kommt jemand， der sich für Literatur interessiert， nicht vorbei。 Ja， und selbst derjenige， der meint， in unserer Zeit habe man nichts mehr mit Goethes Werk zu tun， sei eines besseren belehrt: Längst sind Zitate aus dem unstrittig berühmtesten Drama aus deutscher Dichterhand in alltägliche Redewendungen übergegangen。 Irgend etwas aus Faust trägt jeder einmal -- bewußt oder unbewußt -- auf den Lippen。

Goethe hat es verstanden， aus der alten Geschichte vom Doktor Faustus， der nach unbedingter Erkenntnis strebt， ein Drama zu machen， das in seiner inhaltlichen und sprachlichen Vielfalt sämtliche Vorgänger in den Schatten stellt。 Seine Faust-Gestalt -- und mit ihr das faustische Streben -- stehen für das Streben des Menschen überhaupt。

Zu Beginn des Dramas wettet Mephisto mit Gott um die Seele von Faust。 Mit Verlockungen und Verwirrungen versucht der Widersacher sein Opfer zu verführen。 Nichts scheint ihm unmöglich。 Auch das unschuldige Gretchen， in das sich Faust verliebt， scheint er in seiner Gewalt zu haben。 Als sie ihre Mutter umbringt， um sich ein Stelldichein mit Faust zu erschleichen， nimmt die Tragödie ihren Lauf。。。

Und doch zeigt sich -- trotz allen Leides， welches der Teufel anrichtet -- über die wahre， unschuldige Liebe kann er nicht triumphieren。 Mephisto bleibt ein Zyniker vor dem Herrn， ein destruktives Element， ein armer Teufel。

Nicht zuletzt auch Sprache und Form der Tragödie sind eine wahre Meisterleistung: Kaum ein anderes Werk besitzt solch eine Vielzahl an metrischen Formen， die exakt auf die jeweiligen Personen und die Dichte der Atmosphäre abgestimmt sind。 Die Einmaligkeit von Faust wird erst durch mehrmaliges Lesen deutlich。 Dafür sollte man sich Zeit lassen。 Auch im kommenden Jahrtausend。 --Anne Hauschild

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Reviews

Timo ，

This classic has two sides， first half containing part 1 is pretty cool tale of deal with the devil。 The other part， however， is almost total ripoff of Dantes Divine Comedy， but even more confusing as it's pretty much just psychedelic stream of consciousness rambling。 In all honesty I didn't understand pretty much nothing of it。That said， the first part is well-earned classic which is worthy read， the second part is better to be skipped if total confusion is not your prefferred state of being。 This classic has two sides， first half containing part 1 is pretty cool tale of deal with the devil。 The other part， however， is almost total ripoff of Dantes Divine Comedy， but even more confusing as it's pretty much just psychedelic stream of consciousness rambling。 In all honesty I didn't understand pretty much nothing of it。That said， the first part is well-earned classic which is worthy read， the second part is better to be skipped if total confusion is not your prefferred state of being。 。。。more

Laura ，

I read both parts and most of the commentary by Erich Trunz， though not Urfaust。 I can't think of another book that has stretched my brain as much as this one， and although part of that is because I don't speak German perfectly and therefore 200-year old German is a bit more than I can easily absorb， and I don't have a deep understanding of the Classics， but a this is a dense read。 I'm so glad a read the version with deep commentary。I rather liked the contained story in part 1。 That one's 4 star I read both parts and most of the commentary by Erich Trunz， though not Urfaust。 I can't think of another book that has stretched my brain as much as this one， and although part of that is because I don't speak German perfectly and therefore 200-year old German is a bit more than I can easily absorb， and I don't have a deep understanding of the Classics， but a this is a dense read。 I'm so glad a read the version with deep commentary。I rather liked the contained story in part 1。 That one's 4 stars。 Part 2 though - it is bombastic and extreme and over the top。 My favourite scene was in Part 2 but ultimately the whole story was not something I enjoyed。 I used the comparison of Part 1 is The Secret Garden and Part 2 is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix （I've been reading a lot of children's books recently）。 One is small and contained and a rational setting， and the other is full of action and magical creatures and extremes and excitement。 However， if you absolutely love Part 2 I could totally see why。 I feel so strongly negative about it that I can easily see it being something someone could feel equally positive about。 。。。more

Jana ，

It would've been 5 stars if I hadn't decided to read the second part。 That was a mess。 And I didn't get it at all。 It was a completely different story from the first， where did all the greek mythology come from？？？？ And why？？？ And apparently Goethe intended it to be very different from the first part and to be ~kinda vague~？？？？ But why？？？？The first part is excellent though， i love Mephisto， he's a sarcastic， evil piece of shit， just amazing！The appendix was largely very interesting， though I didn It would've been 5 stars if I hadn't decided to read the second part。 That was a mess。 And I didn't get it at all。 It was a completely different story from the first， where did all the greek mythology come from？？？？ And why？？？ And apparently Goethe intended it to be very different from the first part and to be ~kinda vague~？？？？ But why？？？？The first part is excellent though， i love Mephisto， he's a sarcastic， evil piece of shit， just amazing！The appendix was largely very interesting， though I didn't feel it necessary to read every single page of it。 。。。more

Reinosuke Kusano ，

Masterful writing by Goethe， masterfully translated by John Williams （not the composer）。 I thought I preferred Schiller， I was wrong。

M。andthebooks ，

Eigentlich bin ich nur mit Faust I und Faust II fertig， aber mehr brauche ich für die Schule glücklicherweise nicht， es war nämlich etwas zäh。

Barnaby Thieme ，

This is an excellent and complete edition of Goethe's Faust that includes parts one and two as well as Urfaust as well as supplementary materials for study， including an interpretive essay and copious commentary。 Of the four or five copies of Faust I own， I consider this to be the core version。 It is attractively priced for the general reader and is widely available， but the quality of the paper is mediocre - that is the only complaint I have about this otherwise-outstanding edition。 The first p This is an excellent and complete edition of Goethe's Faust that includes parts one and two as well as Urfaust as well as supplementary materials for study， including an interpretive essay and copious commentary。 Of the four or five copies of Faust I own， I consider this to be the core version。 It is attractively priced for the general reader and is widely available， but the quality of the paper is mediocre - that is the only complaint I have about this otherwise-outstanding edition。 The first part of Faust utilizes the controlling imagery of alchemy and pansophy to symbolize the life of the conscious and unconscious mind。 Faust and Mephistopheles form an inseparable dyad who to some degree are a stand-in for Goethe himself， although I think the degree to which this is true can be easily exaggerated。 The basic drama of this play is the effort for a scholarly man to get out of his head and his laboratory， and to make contact with the energies of life itself。 In so doing， and in his self-absorption， he exerts a destructive impact upon many people he contacts。 The second part of the drama was written decades later and is entirely different in its controlling imagery and thrust， although it also exhibits an impressive unity with the underlying plan of the first play， most evident in the fifth and final act。 While the first part is replete with images of early modern magic and demonology， the second part is deeply submerged in the classical world which， we soon discover， is more expansive than the images structuring the first part， and more capable of encompassing the full range of life's possibilities。 This work is vast， sometimes baffling， highly variable in style and tone， and sometimes overlong， but it is also incredibly profound， and at times shines with a numinous light that few masterpieces of world literature are capable of kindling。 Many readers skip the second part， but in many ways I actually preferred it， although it was a less efficiently-wrought dramatic work。 In any event， I see the work as a comprehensive unity， and I think skipping the second part is analogous to reading only the Inferno， which defaces the entire experience。 In terms of its larger significance， I have not been able to think of an author prior to Goethe who wrote original and thoroughly-modern works using the forms and structures of mythology。 I think his influence as a precursor to Wagner's Ring， Mann's Magic Mountain， and Joyce's Ulysses have perhaps been under-valued - particularly the latter。 The Circe episode of Ulysses reads like an homage to the Walpurgisnacht scene in Faust I。 Other works of Goethe function in a similar mode， such as Hermann and Dorothea， which， perhaps even more than Faust， would appear as a precursor to the mythopoetic method of modernism。 I also detect important analogs in his Elective Affinities， as I described in my review。 Good English translations of Faust may exist， but I have not seen one。 In particular I would not recommend the translation of the first part and some of part two by Walter Kaufmann。 Despite my admiration for his work with Nietzsche， I think he considerably over-estimated his own talents as a poet， and I found his verse translation uncompelling。 。。。more

Carmen ，

Indeed a jewel， both part 1 and 2。 Just describing it as visionary poetry is being too simplistic。 When you think you have it all figured it comes with something that makes your mind wandering and confused， just to figure out in the end that it ll had its logic， and then you feel happily overwhelmed by its wit。 Second part it is most confusing on first thought， however on the second thought it is brilliant。 Faust traveling through greek mythology and his love with Helen， his son 。。。 it's no more Indeed a jewel， both part 1 and 2。 Just describing it as visionary poetry is being too simplistic。 When you think you have it all figured it comes with something that makes your mind wandering and confused， just to figure out in the end that it ll had its logic， and then you feel happily overwhelmed by its wit。 Second part it is most confusing on first thought， however on the second thought it is brilliant。 Faust traveling through greek mythology and his love with Helen， his son 。。。 it's no more that every living human's desire。 It's journey through greeks myths it is spiritual and fulfills the higher inner self needs of beyond compare。 。。。more

UraniaEXLibris ，

Il Faust di Goethe è un Faust meno ambizioso e più innamorato。 La mole può mettere in soggezione ma essendo scritto a guisa di opera teatrale la lettura si fa scorrevole， rendendo i personaggi più veri e dinamici anche se l’ambientazione viene sacrificata （in quanto affidata alla scenografia teatrale）。 L’inserimento di tante figure mitologiche poteva risultare aulico e pesante invece ognuna riesce a distinguersi e rendersi unica。 Il personaggio di Faust è stato una delusione。 Non è il classico F Il Faust di Goethe è un Faust meno ambizioso e più innamorato。 La mole può mettere in soggezione ma essendo scritto a guisa di opera teatrale la lettura si fa scorrevole， rendendo i personaggi più veri e dinamici anche se l’ambientazione viene sacrificata （in quanto affidata alla scenografia teatrale）。 L’inserimento di tante figure mitologiche poteva risultare aulico e pesante invece ognuna riesce a distinguersi e rendersi unica。 Il personaggio di Faust è stato una delusione。 Non è il classico Faust ambizioso di raggiungere l’onniscienza。 Alla fine， l’unico personaggio che compie fedelmente il suo dovere è proprio “Mefistofele”， il quale riesce ad essere contemporaneamente sia diavolo che uomo。 。。。more

Joel Robb ，

Angels:"Who strives， and keeps striving still，For him， there is salvation。" （12301-12302）Goethe's theme for Faust， to help let man lift from obscurity， or allow him to reconcile the absurdity of our transient existence。 I saw that everything Faust did for what he thought his noble purposes always had a cost which Mephistopheles was willing to extract in painful ways。 For example， for the progress of making the beautiful palace with the fruitful lands （the noble purpose）， he asked Mephistopheles Angels:"Who strives， and keeps striving still，For him， there is salvation。" （12301-12302）Goethe's theme for Faust， to help let man lift from obscurity， or allow him to reconcile the absurdity of our transient existence。 I saw that everything Faust did for what he thought his noble purposes always had a cost which Mephistopheles was willing to extract in painful ways。 For example， for the progress of making the beautiful palace with the fruitful lands （the noble purpose）， he asked Mephistopheles to evict the old couple from their cottage， which led to their death and destruction of their cottage （the cost）。 Or his love （something noble） for Gretchen got him into a situation where she ended in prison and dying （Mephistopheles' fee）。Divided into two books， the first is Faust's original deal with the devil， some partying at Walpurgis night and the story of Gretchen。 The Second is divided into many parts， with Faust interacting with gods， beasts， and creatures of Roman and Greek Mythology （make sure you have a good appendix to help describe all these characters）， and also his dealing with Holy Roman Emperor and deals with the devil to defeat the enemies of the HRE and building his castle along the coast from reclaimed land。 Not sure if I agree with salvation ending， methinks that F。 needed to be held responsible for his actions。 I can see how this book is considered a feat of writing and is considered a great classic。 My own novice research led me to see that there are many older versions of the Faust story， and Goethe's Faust is but one of those， however is the most epic， elevated， and celebrated versions of those。 Understand that there are many English versions of the translations--Greenberg's is very readable and flows nicely。"Here on earth is opportunity enough。" （beginning of Part 2） 。。。more

Ajeje Brazov ，

Tempo fa， nell'onda delle visioni dei film sull'espressionismo tedesco， vidi il film di Murnau: Faust。 Mi sbalordì non poco， Murnau uno dei massini esponenti dell'espressionismo tedesco in cinematografia， crea un film ricco di atmosfere arcane， crepuscolari， dove l'espressionismo dei protagonisti è il punto focale。 Così dopo la visione， che mi entusiasmò molto， decisi di leggere l'opera da cui fu tratto il film。Faust di Goethe è un'opera maestosa， per argomentazioni filosofiche， politiche e soci Tempo fa， nell'onda delle visioni dei film sull'espressionismo tedesco， vidi il film di Murnau: Faust。 Mi sbalordì non poco， Murnau uno dei massini esponenti dell'espressionismo tedesco in cinematografia， crea un film ricco di atmosfere arcane， crepuscolari， dove l'espressionismo dei protagonisti è il punto focale。 Così dopo la visione， che mi entusiasmò molto， decisi di leggere l'opera da cui fu tratto il film。Faust di Goethe è un'opera maestosa， per argomentazioni filosofiche， politiche e sociali， per i rimandi ad opere di autori che hanno fatto la storia della letteratura mondiale， quali Shakespeare e Dante。 Sì， perchè Faust è una sorta de La Divina Commedia， goethiana， poi tutta l'opera è caratterizzata da un'immersione totale nei miti antichi， la mitologia greca ne fa da padrone， infine dà spunti di riflessione sulla vita， sulla morte e soprattutto sull'amore， in tutte le miriadi di sfumature。Parto con la lettura e subito mi prende， un po' perchè conoscevo la storia per sommi capi e poi perchè Goethe conduce il lettore， quasi per mano （almeno all'inizio） e non mi sono preso la briga di guardare le note alla fine del libro。 Arrivato circa a metà inizio ad arrancare， non perchè non mi prendesse più， ma perchè la comprensione completa del testo incominciava ad aver bisogno di un aiuto e così passo alle note， partendo ovviamente dall'inizio。 Mi si è aperto un mondo， le note sono splendide ed aiutano e soprattutto arricchiscono l'opera。Goethe è un grande scrittore e con quest'opera si merita sicuramente un posto tra i massimi scrittori di tutti i tempi。 Capolavoro！MargheritaLontano dagli occhi， lontano dal cuore！La cortesia per voi è un'abitudine;ma certo le amicizie non vi mancano，e sono intelligenti più di me。FaustOh， cara！ Spesso， credi， chiamano intelligenzaquel che è solo insipienza e vanità。MargheritaDavvero？FaustAh， l'innocenza， la semplicitàsono sacre， e non sanno di valere！L'umiltà， la modestia， i più alti doniche la Natura ha dato con amore。。。Non cerco la salvezza nell'irrigidimento，il meglio della sorte umana è il brivido;caro si paga al mondo il sentimento，ma solo chi è commosso sente a fondo l'immenso。Nel suo vivo fluire mai Naturafu costretta da giorni e notti e ore。Essa dà forma e norma a ogni figura，neppure in ciò che è grande c'è violenza。dove ha dominio infatti la Naturaincorrotta， tutti i mondi si abbracciano。 。。。more

Cathie ，

A complete hot mess of a play， that is also completely brilliant。

Alex ，

Faust parte I: 5/5Faust parte II: 2/5

Marianna ，

Emozionante e denso di lirismo， va letto assolutamente per capire di cosa si sta parlando。 Lo considero un'opera importantissima， se non imprescindibile per chi vuole conoscere il Romanticismo （tedesco in particolare） e una storia indimenticabile。 Emozionante e denso di lirismo， va letto assolutamente per capire di cosa si sta parlando。 Lo considero un'opera importantissima， se non imprescindibile per chi vuole conoscere il Romanticismo （tedesco in particolare） e una storia indimenticabile。 。。。more

Michael ，

What's my opinion worth， on this popular and mysterious masterpiece？ I'm still not sure I've got my head around it。 It is filled with symbols and poetry that I couldn't quite grasp on the first read。 This is doubtless partly because of my imperfect German。 But I found the play as a whole deeply moving， and the parts that I did understand I found deeply intelligent。 This is a text I will certainly revisit， perhaps with the help of some literary scholars to illuminate the darker passages。 This is What's my opinion worth， on this popular and mysterious masterpiece？ I'm still not sure I've got my head around it。 It is filled with symbols and poetry that I couldn't quite grasp on the first read。 This is doubtless partly because of my imperfect German。 But I found the play as a whole deeply moving， and the parts that I did understand I found deeply intelligent。 This is a text I will certainly revisit， perhaps with the help of some literary scholars to illuminate the darker passages。 This is not a book for the faint-hearted。 I understand why it is often said to be an unstageable play。 But if you have the patience， you will certainly find wit， wisdom and beauty in its pages。 。。。more

Tal Gur-Arye ，

I have truly tried to enjoy Faust， but despite the obvious skill behind the author's pen， I could not enjoy it。 I found the story too chaotic， and too full of historical references that are so specific that you had to live in those times to truly appreciate them。 This book is recommended to lovers of classics and poetry， as well as the unique combinations of people who love political criticism and are well informed in the history of that period of time。 I have truly tried to enjoy Faust， but despite the obvious skill behind the author's pen， I could not enjoy it。 I found the story too chaotic， and too full of historical references that are so specific that you had to live in those times to truly appreciate them。 This book is recommended to lovers of classics and poetry， as well as the unique combinations of people who love political criticism and are well informed in the history of that period of time。 。。。more

نیکزاد نورپناه ，

Individuation

Les Wilson ，

A first class book which I feel is better， presented as a drama。 Enjoyed very much

Mariana ，

This rating was rather difficult for me。 I loved the first part， and was more than ready to give it 5 stars， but the second part completely threw me for a loop。 I would rate it only two stars - for lack of structure， coherence， character development or even thematic unity。 It's called Faust， but hardly even follows Faust at all， focusing instead on an aimless diatribe of Greek mythology that feels utterly pointless to the story the play set out to tell。 Very odd; I'll have to read up on Goethe' This rating was rather difficult for me。 I loved the first part， and was more than ready to give it 5 stars， but the second part completely threw me for a loop。 I would rate it only two stars - for lack of structure， coherence， character development or even thematic unity。 It's called Faust， but hardly even follows Faust at all， focusing instead on an aimless diatribe of Greek mythology that feels utterly pointless to the story the play set out to tell。 Very odd; I'll have to read up on Goethe's intentions for it， because right now I'm completely at a loss。 It seemed to serve no discernible purpose at all except to allow the poet to show off his education in classic references， making it almost unintelligible to most modern readers I'd imagine。 As for producing it on stage， I don't see how！ Even as a film script it seems impossible！ 。。。more

Butterfly2507 ，

Einfach wunderbar <3

Jasmine Rippinger ，

der Mensch irrt， solange er strebt

Twig ，

I needed a bit more time to get through this as i thought but I liked it。 I really love the german classics :）

Matt ，

It's a tragedy 。。。 this book 。。。 and also the fact the I have not read it yet。 There are a couple of editions in our house and I picked the oldest one （Faust I+II and Urfaust; Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft， Berlin， 1924/25）。 Set in Fraktur （of course） it will be some challenge to even decipher the words。 It's a tragedy 。。。 this book 。。。 and also the fact the I have not read it yet。 There are a couple of editions in our house and I picked the oldest one （Faust I+II and Urfaust; Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft， Berlin， 1924/25）。 Set in Fraktur （of course） it will be some challenge to even decipher the words。 。。。more

Celine ，

Faust is a play consisting of two extremely different parts。 My rating reflects that: the first part was a lovely four-star read for me。 The second part only gets a meagre two-star rating。It's rather curious that these parts are somehow supposed to form one narration。 They differ from each other like day and night。 The first part is funny， entertaining， sarcastic and flexible。 The second is rigid， heavy with symbolism and hidden meanings。 The first part was easy to read and engaging， the second Faust is a play consisting of two extremely different parts。 My rating reflects that: the first part was a lovely four-star read for me。 The second part only gets a meagre two-star rating。It's rather curious that these parts are somehow supposed to form one narration。 They differ from each other like day and night。 The first part is funny， entertaining， sarcastic and flexible。 The second is rigid， heavy with symbolism and hidden meanings。 The first part was easy to read and engaging， the second part was tedious and far-fetched。Though it's probably the second part that makes Faust the "best German book ever"， but I didn't enjoy the second half at all。 The narration barely makes sense by then， and it's just characters stating ideological statements， in a mythological straight-jacket。 It was one of the most forced pieces of fiction I have ever read。The first， however， was lovely。 In that one the Devil has amazing lines that I read to my boyfriend， because they were just that cool。 It's in this part that Faust is being a weepy dude， and where he makes a pact with the Devil。 They get in all kinds of antics， where the Devil seems more to be a man with a mischievous streak than pure evil。 The second part was just one big ugh。 Not even to mention the literal deus ex machina that happens near the end。 Not cool， Wolfgang。 。。。more

Nora ，

Ist ein bißchen arg klischeehaft， das aufzunehmen， aber trotzdem: Eines meiner Lieblingsbücher！

Burghard ，

Just delightful！

Jostein Saxegaard ，

Dette er ganske enkelt grunnen til at jeg digger Goethe og tysk litteratur。

Valissa ，

"I am your comrade: If you so crave I am your servant， I am your slave。" - Mephistopheles "I am your comrade: If you so crave I am your servant， I am your slave。" - Mephistopheles 。。。more

Christina Manolescu ，

For lovers of the German language， the original Faust， Part One， is a must-read。 I absorbed it with the help of a German dictionary in 1991: a fitting preparation for my 8-month journey to Deutschland。

Ştefan Bolea ，

Der Teufel als Nihilist:Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint！Und das mit Recht; denn alles was entstehtIst werth daß es zu Grunde geht;Drum besser wär’s daß nichts entstünde。So ist denn alles was ihr Sünde，Zerstörung， kurz das Böse nennt，Mein eigentliches Element。Faust， 1， 1388-1344。 Vorbei！ ein dummes Wort。 Warum vorbei？ Vorbei und reines Nicht， vollkommnes Einerlei！ Was soll uns denn das ew'ge Schaffen！ Geschaffenes zu nichts hinwegzuraffen！ "Da ist's vorbei！" Was ist daran zu lesen？ Es ist so Der Teufel als Nihilist:Ich bin der Geist der stets verneint！Und das mit Recht; denn alles was entstehtIst werth daß es zu Grunde geht;Drum besser wär’s daß nichts entstünde。So ist denn alles was ihr Sünde，Zerstörung， kurz das Böse nennt，Mein eigentliches Element。Faust， 1， 1388-1344。 Vorbei！ ein dummes Wort。 Warum vorbei？ Vorbei und reines Nicht， vollkommnes Einerlei！ Was soll uns denn das ew'ge Schaffen！ Geschaffenes zu nichts hinwegzuraffen！ "Da ist's vorbei！" Was ist daran zu lesen？ Es ist so gut， als wär' es nicht gewesen， Und treibt sich doch im Kreis， als wenn es wäre。 Ich liebte mir dafür das Ewig-Leere。Faust， 2， 11596-11603。 I was not at all impressed of Goethe's masterpiece。 It's basically about one （old） man who chases two chicks: one that is almost 15 years old and another， a famous dead porn star of the antiquity， Helen of Troy。 I can clearly see that the play is modern and perhaps ahead of its time - the avant-guarde modernity consists in the comical， burlesque， absurd elements of the drama。 It almost seems that Faust virally creates his own parody。 The second part - which I find almost unreadable - appears to have formally influenced the fourth part of Nietzsche's Zarathustra。 The relationship between Mephistopheles and Faust may be similar to that between Lestat and Louis。 Goethe's conclusion from his eighties is identical with that from his twenties: It's all about Eros 。 Schopenhauer and Freud will add to that later on。 。。。more

Julia ，

I wish Goodreads would roll all the subsidiary editions into 1 overall， giving one the option of choosing that instead of one that nobody has bothered to review。

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