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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The Daily Telegraph: On this day in 1832: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, celebrated statesman, scholar and author of Faust, dies
On this day in 1832: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, celebrated statesman, scholar and author of Faust, dies
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play. Faust is a closet drama, meaning that it is meant to be read rather than performed. It is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be ...
Faust Dr. Fausto by Jean-Paul Laurens 1876 'Faust' by Goethe, decorated by Rudolf Seitz, large German edition 51 cm × 38 cm (20 in × 15 in) Faust (/ faʊst / FOWST; German: [faʊst] ⓘ) is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540).
The principal characters of Faust Part One include: Heinrich Faust (see also Faust), a scholar, sometimes said to be based on Johann Georg Faust, or on Jacob Bidermann 's dramatized account of the Legend of the Doctor of Paris, Cenodoxus Mephistopheles, the Devil Gretchen, Faust's love (short for Margarete; Goethe uses both forms) Marthe Schwerdtlein, Gretchen's neighbour Valentin, Gretchen's ...