Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone

Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

af Alice Raphael

Originally published in 1965, this study examines the concealed meanings in the second part of Faust. The book gives a psychological interpretation of elements of Goethe's personal life and work, which succeeds in making the man and the veiled references in his most profound work accessible to the modern reader.