Isbn: 9786130202316 - faust: deal with the devil, mephistopheles, doctor faustus (play), goethe's faust, scenes from goethe's faust, doctor faustus (thomas mann novel), works based on faust, la damnation de faust (2 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Faust or Faustus (Latin for 'auspicious' or 'lucky', but also German for 'fist') is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works, such as those by Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Charles Gounod, Gustav Mahler, Mikhail Bulgakov, F. W. Murnau and Jan svankmajer. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. 'Faust' (and the adjective 'Faustian') has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often used today to describe an unsavory, ultimately self-destructive arrangement; the proverbial 'deal with the devil'. The Faust of early books-as well as the ballads, dramas and puppet-plays which grew out of them-is irrevocably damned because he prefers human to divine knowledge; 'he laid the Holy Scriptures behind the door and under the bench, refused to be called doctor of Theology, but preferred to be styled doctor of Medicine.' Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Faust | Deal with the Devil, Mephistopheles, Doctor Faustus (play), Goethe's Faust, Scenes from Goethe's Faust, Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann novel), Works based on Faust, La damnation de Faust | Frederic P. Miller (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786130202316 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…