Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Goethe Faust: Eine Tragodie

Jena , Eugen Diederichs , 1922. Cloth. A smart volume containing both parts of Goethe's tragic play 'Faust', printed in blackletter in the original German. Containing two parts in one of 'Faust', a tragic play by German polymath and one of the most influential writers in the German language, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In the original cloth binding.Part I sets out the magician Faust's despair, his pact with Mephistopheles and his love for Gretchen. Part II covers Faust's life at court, the winning of Helen of Troy, and his purification and salvation. The play includes almost every known poetic metre, including doggerel and terza rima, as well as a number of styles ranging from Greek tragedy through to medieval mystery.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some discolouration to the spine. Some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot, heaviest to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .