Faust, Part One

E162630
German literary work dramatic poem play tragic play

Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.

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Label Occurrences
Faust, Part One canonical 11
Faust 5
Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German literary work ⓘ
dramatic poem ⓘ
play ⓘ
tragic play ⓘ
alternateName Faust I ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One

Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
containsCharacter Martha Schwerdtlein ⓘ
Valentin ⓘ
Wagner ⓘ
containsSection “Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig” ⓘ
“Cathedral” ⓘ
“Dungeon” ⓘ
“Gretchen’s Room” ⓘ
“Night” ⓘ
“Prologue in Heaven” ⓘ
“Street” ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1829 ⓘ
genre Romantic literature ⓘ
drama ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasSequel Faust, Part Two ⓘ
influenced European drama ⓘ
German literature ⓘ
influencedBy Christian theology ⓘ
Faust legend ⓘ
language German ⓘ
literaryMovement Weimar Classicism ⓘ
mainCharacter Gretchen ⓘ
Heinrich Faust ⓘ
Mephistopheles ⓘ
linked to: Méphistophélès
partOf Faust ⓘ
publicationDate 1808 ⓘ
setting Faust’s study ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Gretchen’s room ⓘ
Leipzig Auerbach’s Cellar ⓘ
theme ambition ⓘ
desire ⓘ
good and evil ⓘ
knowledge and its limits ⓘ
pact with the devil ⓘ
quest for meaning ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
salvation ⓘ
sin and guilt ⓘ

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe → notableWork → Faust, Part One ⓘ
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe → hasPart → Faust, Part One ⓘ
Manfred → relatedWork → Faust, Part One ⓘ
Doctor Faustus → influencedBy → Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Brocken → mentionedIn → Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust" ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust legend → hasMainCharacter → Faustus ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust legend → influencedWork → Faust: Eine Tragödie ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust legend → hasAdaptation → Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Charles Gounod → notableWork → Faust ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Gretchen → appearsInWork → Faust ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
La damnation de Faust → basedOn → Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
subject linked to: Berlioz La damnation de Faust
linked to: Faust, Part One
Weimar Classicism → hasWork → Faust ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One → alternateName → Faust I ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One → alternateName → Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust, Part Two → follows → Faust, Part One ⓘ
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust → relatedWork → Faust, Part I ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Blocksberg → mentionedIn → "Faust, Part One" ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Weimarer Hoftheater → notableProduction → Goethe’s Faust (parts performed) ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Harvard Classics → hasPart → Volume 19: Faust by Goethe ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Heinrich Faust → appearsIn → Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Leipzig Auerbach’s Cellar → mentionedIn → "Faust I" ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Prologue in Heaven → partOf → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Prologue in Heaven”
Prologue in Heaven → partOf → Faust ⓘ
subject linked to: “Prologue in Heaven”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Prologue in Heaven → appearsIn → Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil ⓘ
subject linked to: “Prologue in Heaven”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Night (scene in Faust) → partOf → Faust: Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Night”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Night (scene in Faust) → precedes → Faust’s encounter with Mephistopheles ⓘ
subject linked to: “Night”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig → appearsIn → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig”
Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig → appearsIn → Goethe’s Faust ⓘ
subject linked to: “Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Gretchen’s Room → partOf → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Gretchen’s Room”
Gretchen’s Room → appearsInWork → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Gretchen’s Room”
Gretchen’s Room → firstPublicationContext → Faust, Part One, 1808 ⓘ
subject linked to: “Gretchen’s Room”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Dungeon → partOf → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Dungeon”
Dungeon → appearsInWork → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Dungeon”
Dungeon → partOfLargerWork → Faust ⓘ
subject linked to: “Dungeon”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Dungeon → hasAlternativeName → Kerker-Szene (Dungeon scene) in Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: “Dungeon”
linked to: Faust, Part One
Act II (Faust, Part Two) → relatedWork → Faust, Part One ⓘ
subject linked to: Act II
Martha Schwerdtlein → appearsIn → Faust, Part I ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust → appearsIn → Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust → appearsIn → Goethe's Faust ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust → firstAppearance → Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Faust Symphony → literaryBasis → Goethe’s Faust Part I ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Jules Barbier → notableWork → Faust (libretto) ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One
Klaus-Michael Grüber → notableWork → Faust I und II (Goethe) ⓘ
linked to: Faust, Part One