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Figure of Faust in Valery and Goethe: An Exegesis of Mon Faust
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Figure of Faust in Valery and Goethe: An Exegesis of Mon Faust
Contributors:
By (Author) Kurt Weinberg
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Dewey:
842.912
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
276
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
369g
Description
This book interprets Mon Faust and explores the differences between Valery's and Goethe's treatments of the Faust figure. The author shows by close analysis how Valery opposes a Cartesian, anti-Pascalian Faust to Goethe's romantically flawed hero. The title of the project conceived by Valery's Faust, The Mind's Body-part autobiography, part metaphy
