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Published Jan. 20, 2015

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978-1-5075-4726-7
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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. Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages. Faust is considered by many to be Goethe's magnum opus and the greatest work of German literature.The earliest forms of the work, known as the Urfaust, were developed between 1772 and 1775; however, the details of that development are not entirely clear. Urfaust has twenty-two scenes, one in prose, two largely prose and the remaining 1,441 lines in rhymed verse. The manuscript is lost, but a copy was discovered in 1886.The first appearance of the work in print was Faust, a Fragment, published in 1790. Goethe completed a preliminary version of what is now known as Part One in 1806. Its publication in 1808 was followed by …

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5 stars

wasn't expecting this to be as funny as it was???

in the beginning, I was expecting an extremely serious tale about the limitations of human knowledge that could be breached through supernatural means, in this case, a pact with the Devil. But it turned out to be much more.

I must admit that I did enjoy the initial happenings, especially Faust's persistence in demonstrating how his study and academic position had with time transformed themselves into chains that imprison him and make it impossible for him to truly emerge himself in life's 'delights'. (I could also go on about the contrasts between Faust and Wagner, decrepit recognition of the futility of human knowledge, and youthfully energetic search for the yet unknown, but I must still reflect on some aspects present in the text).

I adored Mephistopheles, he is indeed the life of the party, my guy made me giggle every …

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