Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке — Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Иоганн Вольфганг Гёте - легендарный немецкий поэт, мыслитель и философ XVIII века, чьи произведения продолжают покорять читателей по всему миру. Трагедия "Фауст" - самое знаменитое произведение Гёте, над которым он работал на протяжении 60 лет, признанный шедевр немецкой литературы. "Фауст" - это калейдоскоп мистических ассоциаций, загадок, душевных терзаний, в основе которых пари Мефистофеля и Господа: сможет ли Фауст спасти свою душу? Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

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