J.M. van der Laan is Professor of German at Illinois State University, USA.

'Seeking Meaning for Goethe's Faust is a welcome reminder of the modernity and post-modernity of Goethe's greatest work, and of the extent to which it has permeated world culture.  Van der Laan is very well-informed, not only about the enormous range of interpretations to which the form and content of Goethe's "Faust" have been subjected, but also about the ethical, philosophical, religious, and historical issues that they raise. A particular strength of the book is its author's unsurpassed knowledge of the use of Goethe's work by later writers, artist, and musicians all over the world and down to the present time.' - Professor Nicholas Boyle, University of Cambridge

• Preface1. Faust Past and Present2. Faust Recycled3. Job Retold4. The Mind of God5. The Divided Self6. Beyond Good and Evil7. The Technological Mastermind8. The Virtual and the Real9. Chaos and Complexity10.Sin, Service, and Salvation11.Retrospect and ProspectAppendix  A Chronology of the Faust Tradition Through the Ages and the ArtsNotesBibliographyIndex

J.M. van der Laan is Professor of German at Illinois State University, USA.

'Seeking Meaning for Goethe's Faust is a welcome reminder of the modernity and post-modernity of Goethe's greatest work, and of the extent to which it has permeated world culture.  Van der Laan is very well-informed, not only about the enormous range of interpretations to which the form and content of Goethe's "Faust" have been subjected, but also about the ethical, philosophical, religious, and historical issues that they raise. A particular strength of the book is its author's unsurpassed knowledge of the use of Goethe's work by later writers, artist, and musicians all over the world and down to the present time.' - Professor Nicholas Boyle, University of Cambridge

• Preface1. Faust Past and Present2. Faust Recycled3. Job Retold4. The Mind of God5. The Divided Self6. Beyond Good and Evil7. The Technological Mastermind8. The Virtual and the Real9. Chaos and Complexity10.Sin, Service, and Salvation11.Retrospect and ProspectAppendix  A Chronology of the Faust Tradition Through the Ages and the ArtsNotesBibliographyIndex

J.M. van der Laan is Professor of German at Illinois State University, USA.

'Seeking Meaning for Goethe's Faust is a welcome reminder of the modernity and post-modernity of Goethe's greatest work, and of the extent to which it has permeated world culture.  Van der Laan is very well-informed, not only about the enormous range of interpretations to which the form and content of Goethe's "Faust" have been subjected, but also about the ethical, philosophical, religious, and historical issues that they raise. A particular strength of the book is its author's unsurpassed knowledge of the use of Goethe's work by later writers, artist, and musicians all over the world and down to the present time.' - Professor Nicholas Boyle, University of Cambridge

• Preface1. Faust Past and Present2. Faust Recycled3. Job Retold4. The Mind of God5. The Divided Self6. Beyond Good and Evil7. The Technological Mastermind8. The Virtual and the Real9. Chaos and Complexity10.Sin, Service, and Salvation11.Retrospect and ProspectAppendix  A Chronology of the Faust Tradition Through the Ages and the ArtsNotesBibliographyIndex