false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166641471m/14707.jpg 14707 18 Loosely connected with Part One and the German legend of Faust, Part Two is a dramatic epic rather than a strictly constructed drama. It is conceived as an act of homage to classical Greek culture and inspired above all by the world of story-telling and myth at the heart of the Greek tradition, as well as owing some of its material to the Arabian Nights tales. The restless and ruthless hero, advised by his cynical demon-companion Mephistopheles, visits classical Greece i search of the beautiful Helen of Troy. Returning to modern times, he seeks to crown his career by gaining control of the elements, and at his death is carried up into the unkown regions, still in pursuit of the `Eternal Feminine'. David Luke's translation of Part One won the European Poetry Translation Prize. Here he again imitates the varied verse-forms of the original, and provides a highly readable - and actable - translation, supported by an introduction, full notes, and an index of classical mythology. 6775552 1832 Faust: Part Two (Oxford World's Classics) total:229|5:7|4:11|3:6|2:1|1:1| 229 858 382 10 4 0 true false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 09:05:36 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 03:04:51 -0700 2009
I am reading this right now. It is hilarious, insane, wonderful. well not insane at all, just the mix/ meeting of the classical gods, pre-classical gods and our paltry contemporary icons comi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 24 12:08:22 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 15:00:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 21 05:28:47 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 05:28:47 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jul 11 10:43:47 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 10:45:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:56:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:06:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 09:22:16 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:22:16 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 15:51:14 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 13:47:25 -0700 2007 Faust is very strange and random, but not in a good way (unlike Lewis Carroll or Douglas Adams). The majority of the book was a lot like the wedding between Titania and Oberon in Part One, which was rather unnecessary to the plot. Overall, I did not enjoy the book much at all, and...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 01 22:12:10 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 22:12:58 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 18:52:58 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 18:53:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2016 Tue Jul 22 17:02:24 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 04:34:25 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Nov 25 18:18:52 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 18:18:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 16:37:58 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 16:37:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 24 12:08:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 12:08:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 02:15:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 02:15:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 21:45:47 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:45:49 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 03:39:51 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 03:39:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 18:42:23 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 18:42:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 17 10:58:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:58:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 12:55:49 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:55:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 05:47:36 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 05:47:36 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=14707