Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's classic drama continues to fascinate literature lovers. Why does the German play remain relevant today? Goethe's "Faust," one of the greatest works of German literature, ...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is usually remembered as a towering figure of European culture: poet, playwright, scientist, and all-around genius of the Enlightenment. His drama Faust opens with a scene ...

A new biography by AN Wilson shows how the playwright, poet, scientist and statesman poured himself into his greatest work. By John Banville Some biographers, perhaps more than we know of, come to ...

WE have seen in a former paper the care with which Goethe has pointed out the way to discover the answer to the question, What is Faust ? In his letters he returns to the subject again and again, ...

Love, familiy, friends – What would I sell my soul to keep? Not only Goethe’s Faust asked himself this question, but also the players of the game Being Faust – Enter Mephisto. After stops in South ...

It seems Das Paradies und die Peri is once again the most familiar of Schumann's choral works, as it was in the 19th century after the composer's death; the one most likely to be heard in concert or ...