{"product_id":"faust-by-goethe-german","title":"'Faust' by Goethe (German)","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eGoethe’s \u003cem data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"179\"\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those texts that has been absorbed so thoroughly into Western thought that we all think we've read it but we're not entirely sure.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eA pact with the devil, yes—but more precisely a study in appetite: for knowledge, for sensation, for transcendence without limit. Returning to it in a 19th-century German edition like this, is how physical the language feels. The metaphysics aren’t abstracted yet. Desire, guilt, intellect, damnation—they all move through the body. Mephistopheles is a presence, a voice that insists that striving itself is already a kind of corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"1163\"\u003eThis edition, with its engraved illustrations and dense Gothic type, sits closer to the work’s original atmosphere than most modern printings. It reads less like a “classic” and more like something still slightly dangerous—ornate, moral, theatrical, and unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69eabb59-4cc8-839c-8c97-e04927ef0509-15\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-84\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e404fe55-78a3-46b5-a210-1b69d1a89c48\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"196\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman-language edition of \u003cem data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"34\"\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e (Berlin, G. Grote’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1888). “Neue Ausgabe,” eighth in sequence. Edited by Moritz Ehrlich, with woodcut illustrations after Alexander Zick. Original red decorative cloth with black and gilt stamping; bright and presentable with light edge wear and rubbing. Spine slightly softened but sound. Interior illustrated throughout; moderate toning with some foxing, heavier at prelims. Ownership inscription, endpaper notes, and occasional but light pencil marginalia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44540326445139,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext_31.png?v=1777423893","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/faust-by-goethe-german","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}