Goethe's Faust, Part One, in Bayard Taylor's English verse translation, is a classic drama about a scholar seeking deeper meaning and experience. Through his encounter with Mephistopheles and a series of scenes, it explores longing, guilt, and human nature. It is worth listening to for its poetic language and philosophical questions.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
[Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] FAUST by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY Harry Clarke TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, IN THE ORIGINAL METRES, BY Bayard Taylor An Illustrated Edition THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY
CLEVELAND, OHIO NEW YORK, N.Y. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [Illustration] [Illustration]
CONTENTS PREFACE AN GOETHE DEDICATION PRELUDE AT THE THEATRE PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN FAUST SCENE I. NIGHT (Faust’s Monologue) II. BEFORE THE CITY-GATE III. THE STUDY (The Exorcism) IV. THE STUDY (The Compact) V. AUERBACH’S CELLAR VI. WITCHES’ KITCHEN VII. A STREET VIII. EVENING IX. PROMENADE X. THE NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE XI. STREET XII. GARDEN XIII. A GARDEN-ARBOR XIV. FOREST AND CAVERN XV. MARGARET’S ROOM XVI. MARTHA’S GARDEN XVII. AT THE FOUNTAIN XVIII. DONJON (Margaret’s Prayer) XIX. NIGHT (Valentine’s Death) XX. CATHEDRAL
XXI. WALPURGIS-NIGHT XXII. OBERON AND TITANIA’S GOLDEN WEDDING XXIII. DREARY DAY XXIV. NIGHT XXV. DUNGEON [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration]
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