Faust. Goethe I.V.

The legend of the scientist Johann Faustus, who sold Mephistopheles the soul in exchange for his promise to discover the secrets of the universe, show the abyss of hell and paradise, enrich new knowledge, has long excited human imagination. So Dr. Faust, who generously attributed all kinds of miracles, became the hero of the German people. The great criminal was a character in theatrical performances, many authors turned to his image, but it was under Getho's pen this story that became one of the true peaks of world literature. Goethe “Faust” sets riddles, and more than one generation of readers tries to solve them.

The real edition contains a recognized and most accurate translation of N.A. Kholodkovsky, for which in 1917 the Russian Academy of Sciences was awarded to the Pushkin Prize.