If At Faust You Don T Succeed
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If at Faust You Don't Succeed
Varied characters, including Dr. Johann Faust, are caught up in the contest between the forces of Good and Evil for control of the universe.
Seeking Meaning for Goethe's Faust
Author: J. M. van der Laan
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2007-02-01
Faust stories are found across the ages and the arts. From its earliest to most recent expressions, the Faust figure continues to capture our imagination, dealing with problems and themes that are still relevant for a twenty-first century audience. Of the many variations on the Faust-myth, Goethe's remains especially provocative and laden with meaning and is the work most responsible for determining the subsequent character of the Faust archetype. His Faust reflects an individual who asserts, yet wrestles unrelentingly with the futility of faith, the bankruptcy of knowledge, and the loss of meaning. One of the greatest texts of both German and world literature, Faust, Parts I and II, confronts us with pressing questions about rebellion and suffering, faith and its loss, reality and simulation, order and chaos, weakness and power, technology and human improvement. This monograph offers a new interpretation of Goethe's famous play, emphasising its continuing significance today.
Initial Incidents
What do these things have in common? A remorseful demonic fluffy bunny; a beautiful genie chained to a toilet; and a death-marked craps champion? These characters are just some of those who inhabit the fable/freak show universe of Initial Incidents. With an eclectic mix of poetry and short fiction, the odder side of life is exposed--from the true meaning of feline-human relationships to the importance of honoring the lowly termite. Does any tale ever truly end, or is each merely an initial incident to a larger story?