Goethe's Faust

The best translation of Faust available, this volume provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty and rhythm as well as the complex depth of Goethe's language. Includes Part One and selections from Part Two.

约翰·沃尔夫冈·歌德（1749-1832）是欧洲文艺复兴以来最后一位“在思维能力、热情和性格方面，在多才多艺和学识渊博方面的巨人”。他一生著作等身，一部较完备的全集（如“苏菲版”）竟达一百四十三卷，《浮士德》则是他倾注毕生心血写成的、从头到尾共计一万二千一百一十行的一部宏篇巨著。从一七七三到一七七五年他动手写出了《浮士德片思》；一七九七年在席勒的鼓舞下重写《浮士德》。