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Faust, Part Two

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Originally Faust · German

Loosely connected with Part One and the German legend of Faust, Part Two is a dramatic epic rather than a strictly constructed drama. It is conceived as an act of homage to classical Greek culture and inspired above all by the world of story-telling and myth at the heart of the Greek tradition, as well as owing some of its material to the Arabian Nights tales. The restless and ruthless hero, advised by his cynical demon-companion Mephistopheles, visits classical Greece i search of the beautiful ...

First published 1800 408 pages
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DDC 831.6 LCC PT-2026.00000000.F2 J4 832/.6Classical MythologyContinental european drama (dramatic works by one author)Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Criticism and interpretationDRAMA ALEMANDevilDrama
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ISBN 0192836366 English
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