Faust Parts One & Two

Name: Faust Parts One & Two
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Faust: Parts One and TwoAuthor(s): Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Robert David MacDonald\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oberon Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781870259118, 978-1870259118\nSynopsis\nThe power and magic of the Faust story, the man who, in a pact with the Devil, trades his soul in return for a period of total knowledge and absolute power, is one of the most potent of all European myths. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [tel] worked on this poetic drama in bursts from his twenties until the end of his life. He reshaped the perpetually fascinating legend, probing the nature and process of human striving and questioning the assumed divisins between the forces of good and evil. His Faust has become a landmark in world literature.\n\nRobert David MacDonald's translation of Faust, used in acclaimed productions in Scotland (Glasgow Citizens') and England (Lyric Hammersmith), offers access to the play in the English language for readers and play.