📚 Goethe's Faust (2 Books) – 1945 Illustrated by Harry Clarke, FREE Shipping

A rare and exceptionally distinguished 2-book pairing on one of the supreme masterworks of world literature — Goethe's Faust . This lot uniquely combines a leading modern scholarly study of Faust as German tragedy with a vintage illustrated hardcover edition featuring the hauntingly beautiful artwork of Harry Clarke, one of the most celebrated illustrators of the early 20th century. Together these two volumes offer both the deepest intellectual engagement with Goethe's text and one of its most visually stunning presentations — making this an outstanding find for students of German literature, collectors of rare illustrated classics, lovers of Art Nouveau and Art Deco book illustration, and anyone building a serious world literature library. A pairing of this quality and rarity is genuinely unlikely to be found anywhere else.

Books Included in This Lot (as shown in photo):

• Goethe's Faust: The German Tragedy by Jane K. Brown - The definitive modern scholarly study of Faust as a unified dramatic and literary masterwork, written by one of the foremost Goethe scholars in the English-speaking world. Brown's landmark critical analysis examines both parts of Faust as a coherent whole, illuminating its philosophical depth, dramatic structure, and central place in the German literary and cultural tradition. An essential reference for any serious student of German literature, comparative literature, or European Romanticism.

• Goethe's Faust illustrated by Harry Clarke (Vintage Hardcover Edition) — A highly collectible vintage hardcover edition of Goethe's Faust featuring the extraordinary illustrations of Harry Clarke, the Irish artist whose eerily beautiful, intricately detailed Art Nouveau/Art Deco style brought the demonic world of Faust and Mephistopheles to life with unparalleled visual power. Clarke's Faust illustrations are among the most celebrated in the entire history of book illustration and this edition is actively sought by collectors of both fine illustrated books and Goethe scholarship.