{"title":"Series: Faust","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our 'Faust' series collection, a literary journey into the timeless works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This series, celebrated in the realms of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, captures the profound narrative of human ambition, temptation, and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe series begins with \u003cstrong\u003eFaust, Part I\u003c\/strong\u003e, where we meet the erudite but dissatisfied scholar, Faust, who makes a pact with the devil, Mephistopheles, in a quest for infinite knowledge and worldly pleasures. As the story unfolds, Goethe masterfully explores themes of desire, morality, and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eFaust, Part II\u003c\/strong\u003e, the narrative expands into a philosophical allegory that delves deeper into Faust's quest for meaning, extending through a rich tapestry of political, social, and spiritual elements. This work is renowned for its complex ideas and its exploration of redemption and ultimate salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a seasoned reader or new to Goethe's genius, the 'Faust' series offers an enriching reading experience that continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Immerse yourself in this epic that blurs the lines between reality and the sublime.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"faust-part-i-by-goethe-9780140449013","title":"Faust, Part I","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaust, Part I\u003c\/em\u003e by Goethe reworks the late-medieval myth of Dr Faust, a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract or wager with the devil, Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seek to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last for ever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephisto and must serve him after death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this first part of Goethe's great work, the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a life beyond his study and, in rejuvenated form, winning the love of the charming and beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire and self-delusion, Faust, served by the devil, heads inexorably towards destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46500659757292,"sku":"9780140449013","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27377903482237.jpg?v=1748579627"},{"product_id":"faust-part-ii-by-goethe-9780140449020","title":"Faust, Part II","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major new translation of Goethe's \u003cem\u003eFaust, Part Two\u003c\/em\u003e - one of the greatest dramatic-poetic works in all of German literature - by award-winning poet and translator David Constantine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to \u003cem\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e, Mephistopheles takes Faust on a journey through ancient Greek mythology, conjuring for him the insurpassably beautiful Helen of Troy, as well as the classical gods. Faust falls in love with and marries Helen, embodying for Goethe his 'imaginative longing to join poetically the Romantic Medievalism of the Germanic West to the classical genius of the Greeks'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurther to the themes of redemption and salvation in this great drama are Goethe's eerie premonitions of modern phenomena such as inflation and the creation of life by scientific synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46530420572396,"sku":"9780140449020","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27377973482237.jpg?v=1749256784"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/series-faust.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}