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What is the best translation to Goethe's Faust? I have this
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What is the best translation to Goethe's Faust? I have this one with me, but'd be willing to search for one that's better.
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>>7880904
i read the one in your pic, i liked it

im aware that this isnt super helpful, but yeah.
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I'm currently considering becoming an academic
would I get some interesting thoughts and life lessons out of Faust?
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Kaufman abridges in Part II. Supposedly he's the best choice for Part I though.
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Everyone and their mom has translated Faust but I like the Philip Wayne translation.

Write some passages from your version and I'll do the same and we can compare
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>>7880935
>academic
>needing reasons to read a classic
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>>7880968
>not knowing what Faust is about

>>7880935
Maybe you'll not want to be an academic anymore.
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