Faust

Also known as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

belangrijkste werk van Goethe

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"Faust" is a tragic play by German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about a scholar who makes a deal with the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. The work is considered one of the greatest achievements in German literature and has profoundly influenced Western culture through its exploration of human ambition, desire, and the consequences of pursuing them at any cost.

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Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
First published: 1800
Editions: 633
Subjects: Good and evil, Drama, Redemption, Devil, German drama, Translations into English, English drama, Translations from German

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Instance of: series of creative works
Has part: Faust, Part Two
Author: Q5879
Genre: tragedy
Creator: Richard Westall
Image: Richard Westall - Faust and Lilith.jpg

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set during recurring event: Walpurgis Night
form of creative work: play
Commons category: Faust (Goethe)
topic's main category: Category:Goethe's Faust
publication date: 1832-01-01
title: Faust
inception: 1774-00-00
language of work or name: German
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
copyright status: public domain
time period: Romanticism

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Faust is het belangrijkste werk van de Duitse schrijver Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). Het is de bekendste bewerking van de 16e-eeuwse Faustlegende. Eigenlijk gaat het om een treurspel, uitgegeven in vier edities: 1. * De oer-Faust, geschreven in 1772–75 en postuum verschenen in 1887. 2. * Faust – fragment, voltooid in 1788 en verschenen in 1790. 3. * Faust – deel I, verschenen in 1808. 4. * Faust – deel II, verschenen in 1832.

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