Faust, Part Two

E164191

dramatic poem literary work play

Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.

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Label	Occurrences
Faust, Part Two canonical	3
Faust, Part II	1
Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil	1
Faust: Der Tragödie zweiter Teil	1
Faust’s salvation	1
Part II: Final scene from Goethe's Faust, Part II	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1389025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Faust, Part Two
Context triple: [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, notableWork, Faust, Part Two]

A. Faust, Part One
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.
B. Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
C. Berlioz La damnation de Faust
Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
D. Waidmannslust
Waidmannslust is a residential locality in the Reinickendorf borough of Berlin, Germany, known for its green spaces and suburban character.
E. Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Faust, Part Two
Target entity description: Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.

A. Faust, Part One
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.
B. Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
C. Berlioz La damnation de Faust
Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
D. Waidmannslust
Waidmannslust is a residential locality in the Reinickendorf borough of Berlin, Germany, known for its green spaces and suburban character.
E. Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatic poem ⓘ literary work ⓘ play ⓘ
author	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
completionYear	1831 ⓘ
concludes	story of Faust ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
endsWith	Faust, Part Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Faust’s salvation
firstPublishedIn	Germany ⓘ
follows	Faust, Part One ⓘ
genre	closet drama ⓘ philosophical drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
hasCharacter	allegorical figures ⓘ angels ⓘ demons ⓘ
hasForm	verse drama ⓘ
hasPart	Act I ⓘ Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ Act IV ⓘ Act V ⓘ
influenced	European drama ⓘ modern German literature ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
literaryMovement	Jena Romanticism ⓘ surface form: German Romanticism Weimar Classicism ⓘ
mainCharacter	Emperor ⓘ Faust ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ Homunculus ⓘ Méphistophélès ⓘ surface form: Mephistopheles
notableFor	complex allegory ⓘ integration of classical and modern elements ⓘ philosophical depth ⓘ
originalTitle	Faust, Part Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil
partOf	Faust ⓘ
publicationYear	1832 ⓘ
setting	classical Greece ⓘ mythical Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
theme	aesthetics ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ economic speculation ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ modernity ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ political power ⓘ redemption ⓘ salvation ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe → notableWork → Faust, Part Two ⓘ

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe → hasPart → Faust, Part Two ⓘ

Faust legend → influencedWork → Faust, Part Two ⓘ

this entity surface form: Faust: Der Tragödie zweiter Teil

Mahler Symphony No. 8 → part → Faust, Part Two ⓘ

this entity surface form: Part II: Final scene from Goethe's Faust, Part II

Faust, Part One → hasSequel → Faust, Part Two ⓘ

Faust, Part Two → originalTitle → Faust, Part Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil

Faust, Part Two → endsWith → Faust, Part Two self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Faust’s salvation

Scenes from Goethe’s Faust → relatedWork → Faust, Part Two ⓘ

this entity surface form: Faust, Part II

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Referenced by (8)

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