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  1. 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. The story has been adapted by literary greats such as Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Thomas Mann.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FaustFaust - Wikipedia

    Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.

  3. 26 de sept. de 2017 · The most influential interpretation of the Faust legend was written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). The project dominated his intellectual life: the first part of his dramatic poem,...

  4. 25 de abr. de 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.

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  5. The legendary tales that accumulated round the historical figure of George, later Johann, Faust ( c. 1480 – 1540) embody one of man's oldest dreams, that of acquiring boundless knowledge and happiness through a spiritual alliance with superhuman forces.

  6. The 18th-century German writer Gotthold Lessing restructured the legend in his unfinished Faust play of 1759. Fausts pursuit of knowledge was made to appear one of the noblest instincts of mankind and a precursor of the hero’s reconciliation with God.

  7. The hero of the tale, a German magician named Faust, or Faustus, agreed to sell his soul to the devil in exchange for youth, knowledge, earthly pleasures, and magical powers. The legend is based on a historical figure, a wandering German scholar who lived between about 1480 and 1540.