01497nam a2200253 i 4500 323101 InACL 20260926144603.0 260926s2007 xxk 0 eng d 9780826493040 0826493041 InACL eng rda InACL 832.6 LAA 23 Laan, James M. Van der author Seeking meaning in Goethe's Faust / James M. Van der Laan London : Continuum, 2007 202 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, -- 1749-1832 Goethe, johann wolfgang von, 1749-1832 632682 632682 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL GEN 2026-09-26 0 832.6 LAA 323101 2026-09-26 14:46:03 2026-09-26 BK