The Faust tales of Christoph Rosshirt : a critical edition with commentary / J.M. van der Laan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosshirt, Christoph, -1586, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Van der Laan, James M., 1955- editor, translator, writer of added commentary.

Series:

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Faust (Legendary character)--Legends.

Faust.

Rosshirt, Christoph, -1586--Criticism and interpretation.

Rosshirt, Christoph.

Faust (Legendary character)--In literature.

Rosshirt, Christoph, -1586--Illustrations.

Faust (Legendary character)--Art.

Faust (Legendary character).

Literature.

Genre:

Art.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Illustrated works.

Legends.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2019.

Language Note:

Work in German and English translation ; introduction and commentary in English.

Summary:

The Faust legend, which has come down to us most famously in Goethe's tragedy but also in countless other incarnations since the late sixteenth century, was first collected and presented as a cohesive narrative (in manuscript) by Christoph Rosshirt during the 1570s. Rosshirt was also the first to provide illustrations of Faust, hand-colored by Rosshirt himself. This book offers a critical edition of Rosshirt's six tales, including an introductory chapter, a facsimile of the manuscript, a transcription and first-ever English translation on facing pages, as well as a history of Faust illustrations, with Rosshirt's own illustrations and other examples up through Delacroix, the most complete survey of such illustrations to date. A final chapter rounds out the study with an assessment of Rosshirt's significance for the Faust tradition, a review of the evidence for a historical Faust, and a rejection of his historicity (because it is unprovable) in favor of his existence only in his story--a story Rosshirt helped to tell--and in our imaginations that animate that story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Faust, Christoph Rosshirt, and his manuscript

Facsimile edition

Annotated German transcription with English translation

Faust illustrated from Rosshirt to Delacroix

Faust's identity and the significance of Rosshirt's tales about him.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Container of: Rosshirt, Christoph, -1586. Tales. Selections.

Container of: Rosshirt, Christoph, -1586. Tales. Selections. English.

ISBN:

1640140433

9781640140431

OCLC:

1061311907