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Faust is a tragic play in two parts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, usually known in English as Faust, Part One and Faust, Part Two. Nearly all of Part One and the majority of Part Two are written in rhymed verse.
Jun 6, 2024 · Faust, two-part dramatic work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Part I was published in 1808 and Part II in 1832, after the author’s death. The supreme work of Goethe’s later years, Faust is sometimes considered Germany’s greatest contribution to world literature. Learn more about the play.
Goethe, it is true, was of the opinion that Faust ought to be given, in French, in the manner of Clement Marot; but this was undoubtedly because he felt the inadequacy of modern French to express the naive, simple realism of many passages. The same objection does not apply to English.
Dr. Fausto by Jean-Paul Laurens 1876 'Faust' by Goethe, decorated by Rudolf Seitz, large German edition 51x38cm. Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540).
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Goethe’s Faust is a dramatic poem that incorporates the entire Western literary tradition. It houses wild pageants littered with figures from Greek mythology, including griffins, sphinxes, harpies, and Helen of Troy from Homer’s Iliad.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Faust, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
May 30, 2024 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist: Work on Faust accompanied Goethe throughout his adult life. Of a possible plan in 1769 to dramatize the story of the man who sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for earthly fulfillment, perhaps including his ultimate redemption, no firm evidence survives.
Jan 1, 2002 · Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832: Title: Faust — Part 1 Note: Translation of: Faust, 1. Theil Credits: Prepared by David Reed Language: English: LoC Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures: Subject: German poetry -- Translations into English Subject: Legends -- Germany -- Drama Subject
