Faust the Theologian - Hardcover

Faust the Theologian.

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Buchbeschreibung Halfcloth with dust jacket. Zustand: Gut. XI, 145 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Bleistiftanmerkung auf Titelblatt, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket slightly rubbed, pencil annotation on title page, otherwise good condition. - In this erudite and beautifully written book, an eminent scholar meditates on the theological implications of Goethe's Faust. Jaroslav Pelikan reflects on Goethe's statement that he was a pantheist when it came to science, a polytheist in art, and a monotheist in ethics, and he uses it for the first time to analyze Faust's development as a theologian. By so doing, Pelikan enables us to see Goethe's masterpiece in a surprising new light. Pelikan begins by discussing Faust's role as natural scientist or pantheist. He examines Faust's disenchantment with traditional knowledge, considers his interests in geology, oceanography, and optics, and analyzes his perception of nature as a realm inspirited throughout by a single unifying Power. Pelikan next follows Faust on his journeys to the two Walpurgis Nights, where he shows how Faust reveals his delight in the polytheistic extravaganzas of Germanic and especially of Greek mythology. Finally Pelikan describes the operatic finale of the book, where Faust's spirit is drawn upward to salvation by the Eternal Feminine, and he argues that this marks Faust's evolution into moral philosopher and monotheist. Pelikan's analysis thus reveals thematic unities and a dialectical development of Faust's character that have been unnoticed heretofore. / Contents Preface one. Faust as Doctor of Theology two. The Natural Scientist as Pantheist THREE. The Poetic Artist as Polytheist FOUR. The Moral Philosopher as Monotheist Bibliography. ISBN 0300062885 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 324. Artikel-Nr. 1197807

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