The Faust legend

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legends
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature
gptkb:film
various composers
various playwrights
various filmmakers
gptkbp:explores_themes gptkb:knowledge
redemption
temptation
gptkbp:features the character Faust
the character Gretchen
gptkbp:has_influenced gptkb:music
gptkb:philosophy
Western literature
gptkbp:has_inspired gptkb:opera
musicals
ballets
gptkbp:has_version gptkb:true
gptkbp:historical_interpretation various scholars
a warning against hubris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Faust legend
gptkbp:includes the theme of ambition
the theme of despair
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Faust
gptkbp:is_a_cautionary_tale gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for Western literature
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:academic_research
gptkb:literary_analysis
cultural studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with the idea of the tragic hero
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:Goethe's_Faust
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with the concept of selling one's soul
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to the story of Prometheus
other myths
the story of Icarus
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in the context of ethics
the context of morality
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in a critique of enlightenment
a reflection on human desire
gptkbp:is_popular_in the Renaissance
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:is_studied_in literature courses
philosophy courses
gptkbp:originated_in German folklore
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mephistopheles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5