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Historical FantasyMyth & Legend FictionDemons & Devils

Faust

Der Tragödie erster Teil

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  • 1800 first published
  • 306 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (39 ratings)
  • 621 editions
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Faust is an 1800 historical fantasy and mythic fiction poetry collection by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It deals with good and evil, Drama, redemption and Devil.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 39 ratings, and 364 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 621 editions across 23 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,208 times in the last 30 days.

At about 306 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About Faust

A complete annotated translation of Goethe's "Faust," plus extensive interpretive notes, "Faust" illustrations and other visual sources used by Goethe, several pieces of Goethe's correspondence and commentary, eleven contemporary reviews by well-known writers, and ten modern pieces of criticism; also includes a Goethe chronology and selected bibliography.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Good and evil
  • Drama
  • Redemption
  • Devil
  • German drama
  • English drama
  • Translations from German
  • Illustrations
  • Magicians
  • Stage history
  • Continental european drama, Dramatic works by one author
  • Drama, Dramatic works by one author
  • Faust,
  • Goethe, johann wolfgang von, 1749-1832
  • German literature
  • Continental european fiction, Fictional works by one author

Quick answers

Who wrote Faust?

Faust was written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and first published in 1800.

What genre is Faust?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction, Demons & Devils and Magicians & Illusionists.

How long is Faust?

The median edition has 306 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Faust free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to Faust?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Jurgen and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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