Cover of Faust Part 1

Faust Part 1

Goethe| Johann Wolfgang von

Goethe's dramatic masterpiece retells the legend of Faust, a restless scholar who makes a wager with the devil Mephistopheles: his soul in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Part…

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divine intervention 51 renaissance-era intellectual crisis 30 supernatural pacts 29 early modern philosophical discontent 28 theological debates 22 theological debates on salvation 21 german literary drama 17 faustian bargain 16 symbolic representations 15 symbolic representations of human desire 15 philosophical discontent 14 romantic era exploration of melancholy 13 human desire 12 renaissance era intellectual crisis 3 literary translation 3 allegorical portrayals of knowledge seeking 3 intellectual crisis 2 romantic era exploration 2 rhythmical character 2 german language 2 evil spirit 2 theological interpretation 1 symbolic representations of spring 1 social class disparity 1 romantic persuasion 1 romantic era melancholy 1 rhythmical form utterance 1 prose translation accuracy 1 prose translation 1 moral temptation 1

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