Faust: a Tragedy [part 1], Translated from the German of Goethe

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

About this book

"Faust: a Tragedy [part 1]" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragic play first published in 1808. A disillusioned scholar named Faust makes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles, an agent of the Devil: if Mephistopheles can satisfy him completely, Faust's soul belongs to Hell. Transformed into a young man, Faust pursues the innocent Gretchen, setting off a chain of seduction, tragedy, and destruction that tests the boundaries between damnation and salvation in what many consider German literature's greatest work.

Notes

Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust,_Part_One See also PG#14591 tr. by Bayard Taylor and Illustrated by Harry Clarke

Author

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

Reading level

A2 · Elementary

Language

English