Faust (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from FaustThe German critics and commentators, in fact, are nu wearied in tracing the history of the various pieces of which this famous poetical mosaic was composed. They give us the chronology of its composition. Goethe had read the story as a child, and had evinced a child's wonder at the puppet-show which enacted the marvels of the old legend. The echo of the marionnettes had vibrated in the spirit of the boy. He had conceived the idea of his great work in 1769, when a student at the University of Leipzig. He had composed the opening scene in 1771, he had com posed the King in Thule in 1774, he had composed the Song of a Rat in 1775. Then we are told there was a long interval in the work of composition. In 1775 he became domiciled at Weimar, from 1775 to 1786 he was absorbed in the dissipations and the duties of the Court, in 1786 he went to Italy, it was not till 1788 that he resumed his task. In 1788, we are told, he composed the Witch's late/zen in the Borghese Gardens. Shortly afterwards he composed the Forest and Cavern scene. But here the daemonic spirit of his genius left him. In 1790 he published his works, and all he had to show for Faust was Faust - a Fragment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.