A classic of world literature, Goethe’s is a philosophical and poetic drama full of satire, irony, humor, and tragedy. Martin Greenberg re-creates not only the text’s varied meter and rhyme but also its diverse tones and styles—dramatic and lyrical, reflective and farcical, pathetic and coarse, colloquial and soaring. His rendition of is the first faithful, readable, and elegantly written translation of Goethe’s masterpiece available in English. At last, the Greenberg is available in a single volume, together with a thoroughly updated translation, preface, and notes.