Faust - Wikipedia 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 ( f aʊ s t FOWST, German: ⓘ) is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c 1480–1540)
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 The story has been adapted by literary greats such as Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Thomas Mann
Faust - Project Gutenberg In Faust, the iambic measure predominates; the style is compact; the many licenses which the author allows himself are all directed towards a shorter mode of construction
Goethes Faust - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Goethe’s Faust is a re-telling of the Faust legend which was very famous in Germany The legend tells of a man called Faust who is tired of studying and wants to have the greatest possible happiness
Goethes Faust - Wikipedia Faust ( f aʊ s t FOWST, German: ⓘ) 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
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust: Summary Analysis Faust becomes an unstoppable, Napoleonic figure, when his irresponsibility is mixed with Mephisto’s lethal power Gretchen is Faust’s first victim, before her death she was responsible for three deaths; ultimately she is imprisoned because of Faust’s influence upon her
Faust | Goethe, Summary, Characters, Facts | Britannica 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
Faust - New World Encyclopedia Faust (German for "fist") or Faustus (Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky") is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil
Faust Summary - eNotes. com Complete summary of Johann Goethe's Faust eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Faust