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Dramatic works of Goethe: comprising Faust, Iphigenia in Tauris, Torquato Tasso, Egmont

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1850 · Scanned text · Free in the US

144,362 words · about 10 h 7 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Language
English
Published
1850
Length
144,362 words · about 10 h 7 min
Sections
65 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (65)
  1. Contents about 22 min
  2. Dedication about 6 min
  3. Prologue about 2 h 19 min
  4. I. Faust about 9 min
  5. SCENE 1. A Grove hefore the Temple of Diana about 7 min
  6. Scene III about 11 min
  7. Scene I about 8 min
  8. Scene II about 4 min
  9. Act The Third. Scene I about 14 min
  10. Act The Fourth. Scene I about 4 min
  11. SCENE III. IPHIGENIA, alone about 8 min
  12. Scene I under 1 min
  13. SCENE II. THOAS, alone about 1 min
  14. Scene III about 6 min
  15. SCENE IV. OHESTES {armed). iphigenia. thoas about 1 min
  16. Scene V about 1 min
  17. Scene VI about 5 min
  18. Scene I about 8 min
  19. Scene II about 5 min
  20. Scene III about 7 min
  21. Scene IV about 6 min
  22. SCENE I. A Room about 12 min
  23. Scene II. Tasso about 2 min
  24. Scene III about 7 min
  25. Scene IV about 8 min
  26. Scene I under 1 min
  27. Scene II about 9 min
  28. Scene III about 2 min
  29. Scene IV about 7 min
  30. SCENE I. A Chamher about 10 min
  31. Scene III about 10 min
  32. Scene V about 3 min
  33. SCENE I. A Garden about 5 min
  34. Scene II about 4 min
  35. Scene III about 1 min
  36. Scene IV about 6 min
  37. Scene V about 6 min
  38. Act The First about 28 min
  39. ACT THE SECOND. Square in Brussels about 26 min
  40. ACT THE THIRD. Palace of the Regent about 11 min
  41. ACT THE FOURTH. A Street about 29 min
  42. Act The Fifth about 3 min
  43. Preface about 7 min
  44. SCENE I. A7i Lin at Schivarzeiihei'g in Frayiconia about 13 min
  45. SCENE III. An Apartmciit in Jaxthausen, the Castle oj Goctz von Berlichincjen about 15 min
  46. SCENE IV. The Bhhop of Bamberg's Palace about 7 min
  47. SCENE V. Jaxthaiisen, Maeia, Weislixgeis" about 9 min
  48. SCENE I. Bamberg. A Hall about 3 min
  49. SCENE II. Jaxthausen. A Hall in Goetz's Castle, Enter Goetz and Haks yon Selbitz about 1 min
  50. SCENE III. The Bishojj's Palace at Bamberg. Adelaide a7id her Waitin-g-Maid about 2 min
  51. SCENE IV. The Spessart about 3 min
  52. SCENE VI. Adelaide's Apartment, Adelaide and Waiting-Maid about 3 min
  53. SCENE VII. An ante-room. Weislingen ajid Francis about 3 min
  54. SCENE IX. Hall in the Bishop's Palace at Bamberg, Adelaide and WeislijS^gen discovered about 4 min
  55. SCENE X. A7i Inn, The Bridal of a Peasant about 3 min
  56. SCENE I. A Garden at Augsburg, Enter two Merchants of Nuremberg about 3 min
  57. SCENE II. Jaxthauseyi. Enter GoETZ and Feanz yon Sickingen about 1 min
  58. SCENE III. The Camp of the Party sent to execute the Imperial mandate. Imperial Captain and OTTici^TiS discovered about 27 min
  59. SCENE I. An Inn in the city of Heilhronn. GoETZ (solus) about 1 min
  60. SCENE II. 21ie Council-House at Heilhronn about 6 min
  61. SCENE III. A large hall in the Council-House, hesef by Sickingen's Troops. Enter Sickingen and Goetz about 9 min
  62. Act The Fifth about 7 min
  63. SCENE IV. Jaxthausen. Elizabeth and Lerse about 2 min
  64. SCENE V. A Village. Enter Goetz and Geobge about 15 min
  65. SCENE THE LAST. The Prison Garden, Lerse and Maria about 3 min
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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE v

INTRODUCTIONS viii— xvi

Dedication

Dim forms, ye hover near, a shadowy train, As erst upon my troubl'd sight ye stole. Shall I yet strive to hold you once again? Still for the fond illusion yearns my soul? Ye press around ! Come then, resume your reign. As upwards from the vapoury mist ye roll; Within my breast youth's throbbing pulses bound, Fann'd by the magic air that breathes around.

Shades fondly-loved appear, your train attending, And visions fair of many a blissful day ; First-love and friendship their fond accents blending:. Like to some dim, traditionary lay; Sorrow revives, her wail of anguish sending Back o'er life's chequer'd labyrinthine way, Recalling cherish'd friends, in life's fair morn. From my embrace, by cruel fortune torn.

Alas ! my closing song they hear no more, The friends, for whom my earlier strains I sang* Dispers'd the throng who greeted me of yore. And mute the voices that responsive rang ; My tuneful grief 'mong strangers now I pour, E'en their applauding tones inflict a pang, And those to whom my music once seem'd sweet. If yet on earth, are scatter'd ne'er to meet.

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