Publisher's Synopsis
Faust; Egmont; Hermann and Dorothea: V19 Harvard Classics is a collection of three literary works by the renowned German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The first work, Faust, is a tragic play that tells the story of a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The second work, Egmont, is a historical drama that portrays the life and death of the Dutch nobleman Lamoral, Count of Egmont, who was executed by the Spanish Inquisition in the 16th century. The third work, Hermann and Dorothea, is a narrative poem that depicts the love story of a young couple during the French Revolution. This volume is part of the Harvard Classics series, which is a collection of classic literature and philosophy texts compiled by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot in the early 20th century.1909. Contents: The Tragedy of Faust; The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe; Egmont; Hermann and Dorothea.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
