Faust: A Tragedy

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Faust: A Tragedy

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

EN·~5 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total

FAUST: A TRAGEDY

0:16

TRANSLATOR’S DEDICATION.

0:42

PREFACE.

6:45

PRELIMINARY.

1:28:39

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

0:32

DEDICATION.

1:37

PRELUDE AT THE THEATRE.

10:04

PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN.

5:27

FAUST. - ACT I. - Scene I.

21:15

ACT II. - Scene I.

55:56
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Description

A restless scholar, haunted by the limits of his knowledge, makes a desperate bargain with a cunning spirit, hoping to grasp the mysteries of life, love, and power. The pact sets him on a frantic quest that carries him from academic halls to the bustling streets of a medieval town, where his attempts to master both the intellectual and the sensual worlds spark both wonder and tragedy.

As he pursues youthful innocence through a bright-eyed lover, the consequences of his ambition begin to surface, revealing the fragile line between enlightenment and ruin. The drama unfolds with lyrical intensity, drawing listeners into a timeless struggle between yearning and consequence, while the poetic language captures the tumult of a soul caught between heaven and earth.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (322K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Thomas

Release date

Sep 14, 2020

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749–1832

A towering figure of German literature, he was a poet, novelist, dramatist, scientist, lawyer, and statesman whose work ranged from The Sorrows of Young Werther to the monumental Faust. His wide-ranging curiosity and collaboration with Friedrich Schiller helped shape the era known as Weimar Classicism.

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