Companion to Goethe's Faust

Undisputedly a canonical work Goethe's <I>Faust</I> is also the key to understanding its author one of European civilization's most complex figures. Written over several decades the work spans both Goethe's life and an age of enormous social political philosophical and artistic change - even revolution. In this volume Goethe scholars and experts from Europe and North America explore major aspects of this fascinating work offering a cutting-edge guide to both reader and scholar.<BR><BR>CONTRIBUTORS: Ritchie Robertson Martin Swales Alberto Destro Osman Durrani Ellis Dye John R. Williams Anthony Phelan Franziska Schößler Peter D. Smith Cyrus Hamlin R.H. Stephenson David Luke Robert David McDonald<BR><BR>PAUL BISHOP is Professor of German Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow.