![]() ![]() After a dedicatory poem and a prelude in the theatre, the actual plot begins with a prologue in Heaven and Scene 1 in Faust's study. This first part of Faust is not divided into acts, but is structured as a sequence of scenes in a variety of settings. It is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of German literature. ![]() Faust is critical of Wagners conventional attitudes and Wagner is unable to understand Fausts unhappy alienation. In the conversation which follows both men speak at cross-purposes. It need hardly be said that Goethes 'Faust' does not derive its greatness from its conformity to the traditional standards of what a tragedy should be. His father was a man of means and position, and he. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts. Faust begins to despair of ever satisfying his aspirations when Wagner, his famulus or assistant, enters the room and interrupts him. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, the greatest of German men of letters, was born at Frank fort-on-the-Main, August 28, 1749. Translated by Bayard Taylor (1825 - 1878)įaust is the protagonist of a classic German legend a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Download cover art Download CD case insert Faust I ![]()
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