Description: 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 Schößler, 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.Brief description: Paul Bishop is Professor of German and Head of Department of German at the University of Glasgow.
Review Quotes: Each essay presents an interesting aspect of Faust research, and the volume as a whole can be used as a very informative reference work.-- "GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW"