The Western Literary Canon in Context

Nationalism and Culture in Goethe's Faust (1x25)


Air date: Jan 01, 2008

Inspired by medieval myth, Goethe's Faust is an epic two-part drama about a man who sells his soul to the Devil for infinite human experience. In exploring both parts, you probe the relationship between canonic works and the dreams of nationalism they hope to influence.

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