Goethe's Faust
Theatre of Modernity

Editors:
Hans Schulte
John Noyes, University of Toronto
Pia Kleber, University of Toronto

Hans Schulte, John Noyes, Pia Kleber, Albrecht Schöne, Rolf-Peter Janz, Peter Huber, Ulrich Gaier, Wolf-Daniel Hartwich, Hans-Jürgen Schings, Eberhard Lämmert, Gisela Brude-Firnau, Wilhelm Blum, Angela Borchert, Ernst Osterkamp, W. Daniel Wilson, Martin Swales, Dieter Borchmeyer, Jane Brown, Helmut Schanze, Peter Stein, Dirk Pilz, Jörg Bochow, Laura Caretti

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Date Published: May 2011
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521194648

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Faust has been called the fundamental icon of Western culture, and Goethe's inexhaustible poetic drama is the centrepiece of its tradition in literature, music and art. In recent years, this play has experienced something of a renaissance, with a surge of studies, theatre productions, press coverage and public discussions. Reflecting this renewed interest, leading Goethe scholars in this volume explore the play's striking modernity within its theatrical framework. The chapters present new aspects such as the virtuality of Faust, the music drama, the modernization of evil, Faust's blindness, the gay Mephistopheles, classic beauty and horror as phantasmagoria, and Goethe's anticipation of modern science, economics and ecology. The book contains an illustrated section on Faust in modern performance, with contributions by renowned directors, critics and dramaturges, and a major interview with Peter Stein, director of the uncut 'millennium production' of Expo 2000.
- Presents a range of fresh insights into this pivotal work, and is the only recent English-language collection on Goethe's Faust
- Features a fascinating and revealing interview with Peter Stein, one of the leading directors and producers of our time
- Emphasizes the relevance of the play today as well as its operatic character, covering major recent productions
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'[Goethe's Faust] is a stimulating and illuminating anthology.' Christian Weber, Florida State University

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Product details
- Date Published: May 2011
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521194648
- length: 346 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 160 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.7kg
- contains: 11 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction Hans Schulte
Part I. Modernity:
1. Faust – today Albrecht Schöne
2. Mephisto and the modernization of evil Rolf-Peter Janz
3. Mephisto is the devil – or is he? Peter Huber
4. 'Schwankende Gestalten': virtuality in Goethe's Faust Ulrich Gaier
5. Amnesia and anamnesis in Goethe's Faust Wolf-Daniel Hartwich
6. Cagliostro and Saint-Simon in Goethe's Faust II Hans-Jürgen Schings
7. Faust's blindness Eberhard Lämmert
8. From Faust to Harry Potter: discourses of the centaurs Gisela Brude-Firnau
9. Mistra and the Peloponnes in Goethe's Faust II Wilhelm Blum
10. Goethe and the grotesque: the 'classical Walpurgis night' Angela Borchert
11. Redefining classicism: antiquity in Faust II Ernst Osterkamp
12. Mephisto, the angels, and the homoerotic in Faust II W. Daniel Wilson
Part II. Theatre:
13. Goethe's Faust: theatre, meta-theatre, tragedy Martin Swales
14. Faust beyond tragedy: hidden comedy, covert opera Dieter Borchmeyer
15. Theatricality and experiment: identity in Faust Jane Brown
16. Rhetorical action: Faust between rhetoric, poetics, and music Helmut Schanze
17. Directing Faust: an interview Peter Stein
18. A contradictory whole: Peter Stein stages Faust Dirk Pilz
19. Rethinking and staging Faust at the State Theatre Stuttgart, 2005/6 Jörg Bochow
20. Strehler's Faust in performance Laura Caretti
Select bibliography.
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Editors
Hans Schulte
Hans Schulte is a retired Associate Professor of German at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
John Noyes, University of Toronto
John Noyes is Professor of German at the University of Toronto.
Pia Kleber, University of Toronto
Pia Kleber is Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto.
Contributors
Hans Schulte, John Noyes, Pia Kleber, Albrecht Schöne, Rolf-Peter Janz, Peter Huber, Ulrich Gaier, Wolf-Daniel Hartwich, Hans-Jürgen Schings, Eberhard Lämmert, Gisela Brude-Firnau, Wilhelm Blum, Angela Borchert, Ernst Osterkamp, W. Daniel Wilson, Martin Swales, Dieter Borchmeyer, Jane Brown, Helmut Schanze, Peter Stein, Dirk Pilz, Jörg Bochow, Laura Caretti