Faust — Part 1: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Faust — Part 1 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Faust — Part 1" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragic play first published in 1808. A scholar named Dr. Faust, dissatisfied with conventional knowledge, makes a dangerous pact with Mephistopheles, an agent of the Devil. In exchange for earthly fulfillment, Faust risks his soul. The wager begins in Heaven itself, where God allows the devil to test his favorite scholar. What follows is a journey through taverns, witchcraft, and forbidden love, as Faust pursues satisfaction and encounters the innocent Gretchen, whose fate becomes tragically entwined with his own desperate quest.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Faust — Part 1
- Author credits: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama
- German poetry -- Translations into English
- Legends -- Germany -- Drama
- Magicians -- Drama
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- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: German Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Harvard Classics
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