Faust: eine Tragödie [Faust: A Tragedy] (German)
Title
Faust: eine Tragödie [Faust: A Tragedy] (German)
Text Read
Faust: eine Tragödie [Faust: A Tragedy] (German)
Author
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Original Source
Stuttgart: Cotta, 1855
Digitized by
HathiTrust
Publication Date
1855
Date(s) of Reading
- 1855-01-19
- 1855-01-[22]
Evidence
1855-01-19: "Friday 19. Still very poorly. The cold more and more intense. Tried reading the 2nd Part of Faust aloud, but gave it up, as it was too difficult for G. to follow it rapidly enough. Read a little of Gervinus on Shakspeare, but found it unsatisfactory. Read some of Stahr's "Ein Jahr in Italien". The description of Florence excellent. Midsummer Night's Dream. Very poorly all day." Diary 1854-1861 43
1855-01-[22]: "Monday. Read Stahr. Called on Miss Assing to try and borrow Vehse's book from Varnhagen. He does not possess it, so G. called on Vehse and asked him to lend it me; he was very much pleased to do so. In the evening read G's MS., finished the Venetian epigrams, read the "Zueignung"[20] to the "Gedichte" and several of the Ballads. G. read Winter's Tale." Diary 1854-1861 44
1855-01-[22]: "Monday. Read Stahr. Called on Miss Assing to try and borrow Vehse's book from Varnhagen. He does not possess it, so G. called on Vehse and asked him to lend it me; he was very much pleased to do so. In the evening read G's MS., finished the Venetian epigrams, read the "Zueignung"[20] to the "Gedichte" and several of the Ballads. G. read Winter's Tale." Diary 1854-1861 44
Citation
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Faust: eine Tragödie [Faust: A Tragedy] (German), George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57098