Faust, Part Two
Second part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Faust: The Second Part of the Tragedy (German: Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil in fünf Akten.) is the second part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was published in 1832, the year of Goethe's death.
Author | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
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Country | Holy Roman Empire |
Language | German |
Series | Goethe's Faust |
Publication date | 1832 |
Preceded by | Faust, Part One |
Only part of Faust I is directly related to the legend of Johann Faust, which dates to at latest the beginning of the 16th century (thus preceding Marlowe's play). The "Gretchen" subplot, although now the most widely known episode of the Faust legend, was of Goethe's own invention. In Faust II, the legend (at least in a version of the 18th century, which came to Goethe's attention) already contained Faust's marriage with Helen and an encounter with an Emperor. But certainly Goethe deals with the legendary material very freely in both parts.