The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Treasure-Seeker. Translated by Professor Attous

Goethe. "The Treasure-Seeker. Translated by Professor Attous." New York Saturday Press, March 19, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
translation
Abstract

A man goes into the woods and trades his soul to the devil in search of wealth. During his incantations an angel-boy comes from the sky and leads the speaker away from his evil path.