Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:play
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
Faust (film) by F. W. Murnau
Faust (musical) by Frank Wildhorn Faust (opera) by Arrigo Boito Faust (opera) by Charles Gounod |
| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:films
gptkb:opera musicals |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely studied
considered a masterpiece |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced literature
influenced philosophy influenced art influenced music |
| gptkbp:follows |
gptkb:Faust:_Part_One
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:tragedy
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:German_Romanticism
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:Faust_legend
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:German
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| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Heinrich_Faust
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| gptkbp:notable_characters |
gptkb:Wagner
gptkb:Mephistopheles gptkb:Gretchen gptkb:Helena |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The eternal feminine draws us upward."
" Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast." " I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good." " What you inherit from your fathers, you must earn for yourselves." " All theory is gray, my friend. But green is the golden tree of life." |
| gptkbp:published_in |
1832
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| gptkbp:setting |
various locations in Europe
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| gptkbp:structure |
five acts
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
the duality of man
the pact with the devil the search for enlightenment |
| gptkbp:theme |
redemption
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| gptkbp:themes |
struggle for knowledge
the nature of good and evil the quest for meaning |
| gptkbp:written_by |
gptkb:Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Faust
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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