Am I a pleb or Faust is overrated as fuck? It's such a mess with all the ellipses and tone changes.
I've read a translation to be fair but still, I just couldn't get into it.
Should I read Faust II?
Am I a pleb or Faust is overrated as fuck? It's such a mess with all the ellipses and tone changes
Hunter Hill
Dominic Wilson
Faust is a play user
Reading it is a suboptimal experience.
Luke Ramirez
I read it in german and can assure you it is even more abysmal in Goethes native tongue. The rhyming gives it a very childish tone and the execution of the faustian theme is underwhelming. Goethe was simply a lustling, nothing more.
Dylan Clark
Goethe's Faust was made for being read.
Samuel Ortiz
I mean, sure, but when I read Shakespeare or Molière I see the genius behind it. Faust was really disappointing, both in the story and the language department.
Yeah, underwhelming is the word.
Oliver Perez
If you disliked the first part, the second part is even more complicated
Hunter James
I didn't disliked the first part because of the difficulty though, but because of the weird narrative choices and the underwhelming prose.
If the second part is better in these regards then perhaps I should try it.
William Reed
Es irrt der Mensch, solang' er strebt.
Brody Miller
Translation or german? Keep in mind that the english language is massivly lacking to the german on. So a very complex and beautiful german sentance can become very basic when translated.
Charles Martin
I'm French so I read a french translation, maybe some day I'll try an English translation.
Ryan Garcia
I don't know user, most things in theater script form bore me to tears, even Shakespeare is a struggle to read I just watch them.
Some Greeks are alright but I had a highschool history teacher who made us read Greek plays, so maybe I'm just used to it.
Brandon Edwards
Which edition, how are the reviews? Not all are equal.
James Brown
The GF (Garnier Frères) edition, so a pretty solid one with a lot of endnotes and scholar insights.
I think you have to play the characters in your head, that's what I do anyway and it's quite enjoyable.
Kevin Russell
Germanfag here, I found Faust I to be a lot better than II. It's by far the best piece of literature I've read in German.
Nicholas Anderson
When talking about Gothe, why do people only talk about Faust? Where is all the love for this cuck boy?
Christian Anderson
Werther was the original Harry Potter
Christian Taylor
you're a pleb. next?
Easton Diaz
>he fell for the Sturm und Drang meme
Adrian White
>Am I being fair on Goethe if I read him in translation
NO YOU FUCKING NONCE
William Martin
tbf its a pretty damn good meme
Brody Wilson
The original beta.
Jayden King
Part I was enjoyable part II is a horror show, the difficulty curve is real, I mean what the fuck.
Anthony Mitchell
Eli Davis
One of the great pieces of literature, once in a lifetime experience. I feel sorry for you.