Goethe - Faust [trans. Walter Kaufmann] (1963)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Goethe's Faust, trans. and with Introduction by Walter Kaufmann (Anchor Books, 1963).

ISBN: 9780385031141 | 512 pages | Bilingual edn. | PDF

"Faust", a tragic play in two parts, is the most famous work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) and one of the greatest works of German literature.

Considered by many to be the best translation of "Faust" available, this volume provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty and rhythm as well as the complex depth of Goethe's language.

This volume includes Part One and selections from Part Two.

Reviews

"We come to this volume with high expectations and the reward is there. There is scarcely a page without the felicities and surprises that only a poet can spring." -- Partisan Review