01466nam a2200241 i 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030020001800071020001500089040002700104082001900131100003500150245006300185264003100248300001400279336002600293337002800319338002700347520076100374650004601135650004301181323101InACL20260926144603.0260926s2007    xxk               0 eng d  a9780826493040  a0826493041  aInACLbengerdacInACL04a832.6bLAA2231 aLaan, James M. Van dereauthor10aSeeking meaning in Goethe's Faust /cJames M. Van der Laan 1aLondon :bContinuum,c2007  a202 pages  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"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, emphasizing its continuing significance today."--BOOK JACKET. 0aGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von, -- 1749-1832 0aGoethe, johann wolfgang von, 1749-1832