"Faust [Part 1]" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a profound play that explores what happens when a brilliant scholar becomes deeply unhappy with his own knowledge. Dr. Faust, though respected, feels empty because learning hasn't given him the answers he craves. Hungry for more than books can offer, he turns to magic, which brings him face to face with Mephistopheles, a devil. As he seeks a life filled with extraordinary experience, the play sets in motion a dramatic agreement between Faust and the devilish figure, questioning the very essence of knowledge and the lengths one will go to seek meaning.
Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A dissatisfied scholar makes a dangerous deal with the devil to find deeper meaning than knowledge can provide.
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About the AuthorJohann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic, his works include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and color.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic, his works include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and color.
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