02241nam a22002537a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040000800080041001200088100002300100245013200123260006600255300001400321520126400335600006401599650005401663650006501717650004001782700003701822942000801859952010501867999001501972OSt20260316110624.0260316b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781511508711  ctbs  aEnglish  aKline, A.S.926882  aThe Restless Spiritb: A Scene by Scene Study of Goethe’s Faust c/ A. S. Kline with selected illustrations by William Blake.  aLuxembourgbCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platformc2015  a148 pages  aThe Restless Spirit is a scene by scene commentary on, and a detailed analysis of, Goethe’s Faust Parts I and II, which considers the Romantic background of Part I, the move towards Classicism in Part II, and the moral and spiritual issues which Goethe raises throughout the work. In grappling with the complexity of the emerging Romantic Movement with its restless intellectual urge, and later in attempting a resolution of the Romantic situation, Goethe was handling many of the deepest problems of his age, and it is not surprising that he was forced to leave many issues unresolved. The reader who wishes to progress beyond a simple contemplation of the tragedy of Gretchen in Part I is presented here with a detailed discussion of Faust’s Romantic beginnings and later progress towards potential fulfilment, through his intricate pact with Mephistopheles and its dramatic outcome. While encouraging a positive view of the richness, poetic validity and complex treatment Goethe provides, this analysis does not shirk the more problematic moral, spiritual and social aspects of Goethe’s treatment of the subject, and leaves the reader to make his or her own judgement as to the success with which Goethe justifies Faust’s ultimate ‘redemption’. 0aGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von, b1749–1832. cFaust.926883 0aFaust (Legendary character) in literature.926884 0aRomanticism — Germany — History — 18th century.926885 0aGood and evil in literature.926886  aBlake, Williamd1757-1827924446  2lcc  00102lcc4070aTBSbTBSd2026-03-16l1oP-EN GOEpB09002r2026-05-15s2026-03-16t1w2026-03-16y1  c5418d5418