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| I think he is wrong. I read Faust and - since I chose German besides English as "Leistungskurs" at my Gymnasium - I discussed and read the secondary literature explaining it as well. I find the books (there are two parts, the second one is completely rubbish while the first one is somewhat ok-ish) completely overrated.
And like Shakespeare, Goethe is not really a 20th century guy... so expect his language to be very difficult for non-native-speakers. Try something that is good to read from the language point, I would recommend Dürrenmatt's Physiker (you are into science, right?). | |
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overrated? wtf? man, he thought about THE TEMPTATION of human race ever:
eternally wisdom n stuff in return to give your most precious "thing" to the devil, your soul. for me its mindblowing, espeacially when you look at what time it was written. and the language is awesome. not to forget how many other poets n writers he inspired, etc., etc. the achievements attached to it are endless...