- Faust - Wikipedia
In Goethe's reworking of the story over two hundred years later, Faust seduces a pious girl who then dies by suicide, but after many further adventures Faust is saved from damnation through the intervention of penitent women, including the girl whose life he ruined
- Faust | Legend, Summary, Plays, Books, Facts | Britannica
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
- Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Plot Summary | LitCharts
Despairing and exhausted, Faust retires to an inner chamber of his palace, where Care, personified as a gray woman, assails him with the burden of his guilt Even after she blinds him, however Faust denies her power, and resolves to bring his plans to completion
- Faust - New World Encyclopedia
The work was the basis for many literary works about Faust, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's Faust Part One and Faust Part Two The Faust Book seems to have been written during the latter half of the sixteenth century (1568-81) or shortly thereafter
- Faust | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- A life of Writing - Dartmouth
Faust is a tragic play written by Goethe and known as one of Germany’s greatest literature works Part one consists of the story of a young man named Heinrich Faust, who is coerced into serving the devil Mephistopheles in hell in exchange for anything Faust wishes for on Earth
- Faust - The Kennedy Center
Faust hesitates, but when Méphistophélès tempts him with a vision of a breathtaking woman who lives close by, he’s sold The two sign a contract and Faust is transformed into a dashing young man, ready to hit the streets
- Goethes Faust - Wikipedia
Faust ( faʊst FOWST, German: [faʊst] ⓘ) is a tragic play in two parts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, usually known in English as Faust, Part One and Faust, Part Two
- Goethe’s Faust Summary | GradeSaver
Goethe's Faust study guide contains a biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis
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