Byron, Shelley and Goethe's Faust

The first part of Goethe''s dramatic poem Faust (1808), one of the great works of German literature, grabbed the attention of Byron and Percy Shelley in the 1810s, engaging them in a shared fascination that was to exert an important influence over their writings. In this comparative study, Ben Hewitt explores the links between Faust and Byron''s and Shelley''s works, connecting Goethe and the two ...