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What am I in for?

>> No.15946931

>>15946818
Probably one of the best works in all of German literature. It is a really good play.

>> No.15946980

>>15946931
Why is it good though

>> No.15947166
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15947166

>>15946818
>tfw no half naked broom riding yuong witch gf
killme

>> No.15947192

A story of an old man dealing with devil and getting his waifu killed. Also a ton of various meta, especially in the second part.

>> No.15947209

>>15946931
>>15946980
>>15947166
>>15947192
Not OP here. Is The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus by Marlowe worth reading?

>> No.15947223

>>15946980
It's the modernist poisoned Promethean chalice in a nutshell (and influenced by conversations with Hegel just prior, "spirit of negation" ect.)

>> No.15947408

The GOAT. Nothing else comes close

>> No.15947438

>>15946818
I really hope you started with the greeks before reading this.

>> No.15947566

How good is Faust in English? I can read it in English or Swedish but not sure which to read it in
>inb4 learn german
I cant learn german right now since I'm studying french currently

>> No.15948408

>>15947566
Yes you can, you just need to have learnt the basics and gotten somewhat 'into' it. Then you can start studying a 2nd language at the same time.
t. Learning both Jap and French at the same time

>> No.15949381

>>15947209
Yes

>> No.15949401

>>15947566
It's fine in English

>> No.15950143

>>15949381
Thanks i gonna read it. I am German so i been through the our Faust multiple times. I always wondered about the Shake-... i mean Christopher Marlowe play.

>> No.15950890

>Mephistopheles. She is condemned!
>A Voice from above. She is redeemed!
What did God means by this?

>> No.15951104

>>15946818
It's great, just finished rereading it. But I'd avoid Kaufmann, or at least have another copy on hand that actually contains all of part two.

>> No.15951114

>>15946980
Mephisto is really fun, Faust's psychology is incredibly rich, and (if you read a good translation) the poetry is beautiful.

>> No.15952063

>>15950890
It means she is redeemed.

>> No.15952087

What's the best translation? I've read the Bayard Taylor one, but should I read Kaufmann?

>> No.15952113

>>15947166
I don't remember this part. Did the translation I read skip it or did my memory fall out

>> No.15952559

Literaturelet here, do I need to have read the Bible to truly appreciate Faust?

>> No.15953179

>>15946818

a wonderful week

>> No.15953196

>>15952559
You need to read the bible to truly appreciate a lot of things

>> No.15953441

>>15953196
I know that but you're not answering my question

>> No.15953457

>>15950143
>I always wondered about the Shake-... i mean Christopher Marlowe play.
Yes, you better.

>> No.15953630

>>15952559
You need book of Job and anything the Greeks wrote or said

>> No.15955003

>>15946818
I'm trying to get this but it's usually really vague if it contains both Part 1 and 2. I assume both are counted into the "proper" Faust?

>> No.15955285

>>15952113
Reread the walpurgis night in part 1