Faust Part I Egmont & Hermann Dorothea Dr. Faustus: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics Vol. XIX (in 51 Volumes)

Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name Harvard Classics this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature philosophy history and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926) Harvard Universitys longest-serving president. Also known as Dr. Eliots Five Foot Shelf it represented Eliots belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XIX features important plays that continue to inspire modern works of literature: - Faust Part I the 1808 deal-with-the-Devil morality play by German writer JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE (1749-1832) as well as his 1788 tragedy Egmont and his 1797 verse novelette of the French Revolution Hermann and Dorothea - Dr. Faustus by English dramatist CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (1564-1593) the earlier take on the Faust legend which remains one of the finest examples of Elizabethan drama