Critical Essays Theatrical Productions of Faust. Although Goethe was an accomplished dramatist and wrote Faust in dramatic form, it is unlikely that he actually intended it to be presented on the stage. The work's full meaning and effect would be lost in a theatrical production since an understanding of Faust requires intensive study and rereading.
Sturm und Drang. (1770–76) of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. From April 1770 until August 1771 Goethe studied in Strasbourg for the doctorate. However, he had now emerged from his Christian period, and for his dissertation he chose a potentially shocking subject from ecclesiastical law concerning the nature of ancient Jewish religion. In 1808, Goethe published the first part of his dramatic poem Faust: Summary Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a good example of the eighteenth century ideal of the Renaissance man. Like his
Autor: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Gattung: Drama (Tragödie) Epoche: Weimarer Klassik , Sturm und Drang , Romantik , Aufklärung Hauptfiguren: Dr. Heinrich Faust, Mephistopheles (Mephisto), Margarete (Gretchen) Aufbau: Das Drama wird durch 3 vorgezogene Texte eingeleitet. Gut zu wissen: Der vollständige Titel lautet „Faust. Der Tragödie
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust" is a tragic play in two parts 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 Goethe's magnum opus and considered by many to be the greatest work of German literature.
Heinrich Faust Character Analysis. The intelligent, learned, and nature -loving Faust begins the drama as a scholar bitterly dissatisfied with the limitations of human knowledge. He wants to be nothing less than a god, and he knows that his books cannot help him to this end. In his despair, he makes a deal with the devil Mephistopheles, who
