Dr. Fausto by Jean-Paul Laurens 1876 'Faust' by Goethe, decorated by Rudolf Seitz, large German edition 51 cm × 38 cm (20 in × 15 in) Faust (/ faʊst / FOWST, German: [faʊst] ⓘ) is …

Nov 14, 2025 · Faust, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange …

Using tension between comedy and tragedy, a main character with suspect motives for selling his soul, and absurd tangents into symbolic subplots, Doctor Faustus has puzzled and fascinated …

Faustus begins conjuring, and summons up a devil named Mephastophilis. Faustus orders Mephastophilis to do his bidding, but Mephastophilis informs him that he can do nothing that is …

Doctor Faustus, a well-respected German scholar, grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of knowledge—logic, medicine, law, and religion—and decides that he wants to learn to …

The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories …

Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480 or 1466–c. 1541), German alchemist, astrologer, and magician Doctor Faustus (play), also known as The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor …

Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. A concise …

In Doctor Faustus Marlowe retells the story of Faust, the doctor-turned-necromancer, who makes a pact with the devil in order to obtain knowledge and power. Both Doctor Faustus and …

Doctor Faust became the subject of folk legend in the years soon after his death, transmitted in chapbooks beginning in the 1580s, and was notably adapted by Christopher Marlowe as a …