哈佛经典19－Faust ofj.W.von Goethe Dr.Faustus of Christopher Marlowe

　　THE TRAGEDY OF FAUST
　　DEDICATION
　　PROLOGUE FOR THE THEATRE
　　PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN
　　PARTⅠ
　　THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS
　　EGMONT
　　HERANN AND DOROTHEA
　　CALLIOPE
　　TERPSICHORE
　　THALIA
　　EUTERPE
　　POLYHYMNIA
　　CLIO
　　ERATO
　　MELPOMENE
　　URANIA

　　Goethe is the greatest of German men of letters。The foregoing enumeration contatins a selection from the titles of Goethe s best known writings，it shows the extraordinary fertility and versatility of his genius The greatest and most represntative expression of Goethe s powers is without doubt to be found in his drama of “faust” lt needs hardly be said that Goethe s “faust”does not derive its greatness from its conformity to the traditional standards of what a tragedy should be 。He himself was accustomed to refer to it cynically as a monstrosity。and yet he put himself into it as intensely as Dante put himself into “The Divine Comedy。”A Partial explanation of this apparent contradiction in the author s attitude is to be found in what has been said of its manner of composition，“Faust” may rank as a great drama，but it is the result of Goethe s broodings on the mystery of human life shadowed forth in the symbolic parts and elaborated with still more far reaching suggestiveness。