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Faust
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Goethe's Faust transforms the desire for knowledge and intense experience into dramatic conflict. The scholar's dissatisfaction makes room for Mephistopheles and a bargain whose cost exceeds ordinary human experience. This Czech edition contains both parts of the verse tragedy.
About the book
Faust finds existing knowledge and his life insufficient. His encounter with Mephistopheles tests his desires and understanding of fulfillment, while personal decisions bring consequences for others.
The work uses dialogue, scenes, and symbolic characters. Markétka's story forms a relational strand within the wider tragedy. Reading both parts makes it possible to follow the full arc of the work and its philosophical questions.
Main themes
- Knowledge and desire: Faust seeks experience beyond the boundaries of his existing life.
- Responsibility: Personal choices also affect other people.
Characters
- Faust: A scholar dissatisfied with the limits of his knowledge.
- Mephistopheles: Faust's partner in a disturbing bargain.
- Markétka: A character central to the tragedy's relationship storyline.
Who is it for?
For readers of verse drama and philosophically oriented classics.
Literary context
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's verse tragedy; this edition includes both parts.
Edition details
Czech-language electronic edition containing both parts, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI formats.
Goethe's Faust transforms the desire for knowledge and intense experience into dramatic conflict. The scholar's dissatisfaction makes room for Mephistopheles and a bargain whose cost exceeds ordinary human experience. This Czech edition contains both parts of the verse tragedy.
Book information
- Publisher
- Knihy Dobrovský
- Imprint
- 1400
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- ISBN
- 978-80-277-1314-1
- Publication date
- 1. January 2024
- Pages
- 496
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-277-4570-8) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-277-4572-2) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-277-4571-5)
What is Faust about?
Faust finds existing knowledge and his life insufficient. His encounter with Mephistopheles tests his desires and understanding of fulfillment, while personal decisions bring consequences for others.
The work uses dialogue, scenes, and symbolic characters. Markétka's story forms a relational strand within the wider tragedy. Reading both parts makes it possible to follow the full arc of the work and its philosophical questions.
Themes and motifs
Knowledge and desire
Faust seeks experience beyond the boundaries of his existing life.
Responsibility
Personal choices also affect other people.
Main characters
Faust
A scholar dissatisfied with the limits of his knowledge.
Mephistopheles
Faust's partner in a disturbing bargain.
Markétka
A character central to the tragedy's relationship storyline.
Who is this book for?
For readers of verse drama and philosophically oriented classics.
Book context
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's verse tragedy; this edition includes both parts.
Otázky o knihe
Who wrote the work?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Does this edition contain both parts?
Yes. It contains both parts of the verse tragedy.
What language and formats is this edition?
This is a Czech-language e-book in EPUB, PDF, and MOBI formats.
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