A Companion to Goethe's Faust: Parts I and II

Cutting-edge criticism on major aspects of Goethe's best-known work.

Undisputedly a canonical work, Goethe's Faust is also the key to understanding its author, one of European civilization's most complex figures. Written over several decades, the work spans both Goethe's life and an age of enormous social, political, philosophical, and artistic change - even revolution. In this volume, Goethe scholars and experts from Europe and North America explore major aspects of this fascinating work, offering a cutting-edge guide to both reader and scholar.

Contributors: Ritchie Robertson, Martin Swales, Alberto Destro, Osman Durrani, Ellis Dye, John R. Williams, Anthony Phelan, Franziska Schö ler, Peter D. Smith, Cyrus Hamlin, R.H. Stephenson, David Luke, Robert David McDonald

Paul Bishop is William Jacks Chair of Modern Languages at the University of Glasgow.

Author: Paul Bishop
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Camden House (NY)
Published: 05/01/2006
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture #1
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9781571133359