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Faust: A Tragedy (German: Faust. Eine Tragödie, pronounced [faʊ̯st ˈaɪ̯nə tʁaˈɡøːdi̯ə] ⓘ, or Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust. The tragedy's first part]) is the first part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is considered by many as the greatest work of German literature. [1] It was first published ...
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Anna Swanwick
- 1808
- 1808
- Holy Roman Empire
Later, in a street, Faust walks past a lovely young woman, Margarete. He takes her by the arm and offers to escort her home, but she frees herself, saying she doesn’t need an escort, and leaves. Faust exclaims that she is a real beauty, all modesty and virtue. Margarete is an embodiment of ideal innocence for Goethe.
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- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1954
Faust 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. Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages.
Introduction. Faust, Goethe's great dramatic poem in two parts, is his crowning work. Even though it is based on the medieval legend of a man who sold his soul to the devil, it actually treats modern man's sense of alienation and his need to come to terms with the world in which he lives. This theme has always been an important one in western ...
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Jan 4, 2005 · Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres Note: See also PG#14460 Tr. by Charles T. Brooks Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team Language: English: LoC Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures: Subject: German poetry ...
Faust observes that the rivers and brooks are thawing as old Winter withdraws into the mountains and the Sun seeks to enliven the world of nature. From a height, he looks down at the mass of people outside the city gate celebrating Easter. He says they celebrate because they themselves are “risen” like Christ, risen from their dreary rooms ...
