god I'm so happy I finished this book, I want to cry. It could have been worse, but still -

school read. i wanna give you a zero, but that‘s not possible. so i give you… a one.

هر کسی که راه می‌رود می‌تواند گم بشودزمانی فرا می‌رسد که بدجور به خودت می‌لرزی...نه برای آنچه بر سرت خواهد آمد...بلکه برای آنچه از کف داده‌ای...زندگی و عمری که خرج ایدئولوژی و آرمانی کردی که حالا بهش شک داری!!!...شاید بگویی باز وضع‌ات بهتر از آن داعشی‌ها و نظامیانی است که آدم‌ها را کشته و کودکان را سر بریده‌اند...اما نیست....تو هم زندگی‌ات را قربانی کرده‌ای!!! چیزی که می‌توانست یه هدیه بزرگ باشد را برای هیچ و پوچ به هدر دادی!؟...تو هم یک فاوستی...و من نیز...فاوست تاریخ انسانی ماست که پی برده‌ایم...

علم، معرفت،شهرت،ثروت
بخاطر چه چیزهای کم‌ارزشی با شیطان معامله میکنید.
من اگر روزی با مفیستوفلس روبرو بشم، ازش میخوام آخرین روزی که باهم بودیم رو تا ابد زندگی کنم.

I had to read this for my German class - sure, this is not the ideal starting point for a book but is definitely not the reason why I hated it so much. I disliked the book because of how problematic it is.Let's get something clear - I am 16 years old and definitely not the original target group for this book. I am queer and a feminist. I am educated and know my rights. So pretty much the opposite of a woman back in the 19th century, when the first part was written.I still am able to appreciate G...

I read Johann Goethe's Faust in English and partially in German during a college course many years ago. It had a huge impact on me as a person and me as a writer. Due to it being somewhat "out there," I held back a full 5 rating; however, I cannot stress how much this book makes you think. Beware, it's a little heavy on the literary side, but it's still worth a read, even if you just read the first portion. That said, 4 out of 5 stars...Detailed Review(about 1/3 of a paper I wrote about it a few...

Preface & Notes
Chronology
Introduction
Translator's Note
The Writing of 'Faust'
Further Reading

--Faust, Part I

Notes

A summary:

Faust: I WANT TO EXPERIENCE EVERY HUMAN EMOTION,I WANT TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL FOUR ELEMENTS,I WANT TO FEEL THE PLEASURES OF THIS WORLD!

Mephistopheles: Yeah,sure thing bro,but before you do that I want to take you to this weird pub,hook you up with a minor whom you'll knock up & make you attend a completely pointless annual witch ball.Sounds good?

Faust: You had me at "hook up with a minor",bro.

I reread Faust yesterday, and it left me wondering ... pondering ... again ... as so often!Why don't we talk more about Gretchen? And I mean Gretchen as a subject, not as a toy to be used by Faust and Mephistopheles in their joint midlife crisis distractive game?Why don't we talk more about the amazing achievements of the modern world, in which a brother like Valentin wouldn't get to call his sister a whore for having a lover? Why don't we talk more about the bliss of choice? Gretchen today coul...

First impression: Goethe could write his tuckus off. Rarely have I encountered prose that commingles in such bounty the trifecta of being, at once, gorgeous to the eye, imbued with passion and saturated with depth and meaning. Faust has all three and I was pulled into the seductive narrative from the momentous opening (wonderfully titled “Prologue from Heaven”) through the final dramatic climax. I must briefly pause here to add a qualifier to my comments which relate to the version I experie...