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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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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.
26 de sept. de 2017 · Faust tells Gretchen: “My sweet, believe me, what’s called intellect / Is often shallowness and vanity”, and almost every iteration of the legend underscores this disenchantment: it is Byron ...
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.
FAUST LEGEND. 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.
Later sometime between 1587 and 1592, a mysterious figure, identified only as P. F. Gent (Gentleman), adapted this text into English. This chapter concludes by comparing the German and English Faustbooks, delineating how each contributes its own vision to the Faust legend.
Dr. Johann Georg Faust (approx. 1480 – 1540) was a German alchemist who was born in the village of Knittlingen, Württemberg (it is also claimed in Roda in the province of Weimar, and also in Helmstadt near Heidelberg in 1466). He has alternatively been known by the names “Johann Sabellicus” and “Georg Faust.”
