Goethe's Faust : The German Tragedy by Jane K. Brown (1986, Trade Paperback)

Description: Please see pictures for precise condition of the item. Books will be packed securely for safe shipment and will ship USPS Media Mail. I ship daily. Please message with any questions for a prompt reply. Thank you for looking! Check out other great books in our store! Synopsis:In this book, Jane K. Brown offers an original reading of Goethe's complex masterpiece in the context of European Romanticism. Looking at the two parts of Faust in sequence, she views the second part as an elaboration of what was implicit in the first, and she clarifies the patterns of thought and organization underlying the play. In Faust, she argues, Goethe not only situates German culture within the wider European literary tradition, but also demonstrates that all literature is by its nature allusive―that it exists only as part of a tradition.From Library Journal:Brown (English, Univ. of Colorado) presents an original and thought-provoking interpretation of Goethe's masterpiece. Placing the work in the context of European romanticism, she first addresses the problematic nature of the genre and structure of Faust and then looks at its two parts in sequence. Her study illuminates the complex interconnection of Goethe's text with numerous other European works, demonstrating that Goethe consciously intended Faust to transcend the German national tradition. In her interpretation, Brown focuses on the coherence of the work as a whole, regarding Faust II as an extension and elaboration of what is implicit in Part I. Highly recommended to the specialist, and to students and scholars of literature in general. Ulrike S. Rettig, German Dept., Harvard Univ.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

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