This was a trip.. and now I just feel extremely stupid cause I feel like a lot of stuff went right over my head lol. I'm really grateful for the notes and commentary in this edition though, they helped me grasp a lot of the symbolism and meanings behind a lot of parts.

Did I have a lot of fun reading this? Yes. Did I love it? Maybe not. I'm honestly still not sure how I feel about it. I really appreciate all the historical, literary and mythological references that Goethe put in here (even though as I said, some went right over my head), and how he was alternating writing-styles, at first I wasn't really paying attention to why the rhyme was changing, but I was impressed when I noticed and understood why it was happening.