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Faust (novella)
''Faust'' (, ''Faust'') is a novella by Ivan Turgenev, written in 1856 and published in the October issue of the Sovremennik, Sovremennik magazine in the same year. The story draws inspiration from Goethe's Faust, both as a tangible book around which the narrative revolves, and thematically. Turgenev narratively explores two contrasting concepts from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe: the Faustian desire for boundless pleasure and knowledge, and the moral impact of renunciation and self-restraint on the characters' lives. Background Turgenev wrote "Faust" in the summer of 1856, while residing at Spasskoye, Kursk Oblast, Spasskoye, his late mother's estate in the Oryol Governorate, Oryol Province. The estate's descriptions closely resemble the environment of Spasskoye, and the narrator's past experiences in the story are often compared to Turgenev's own life. Notably, in 1854, Turgenev was introduced to his neighbor, Maria Tolstaya, Leo Tolstoy's sister, at her residence, Pok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goethe's Faust
''Faust'' ( , ) is a tragedy, tragic Play (theatre), play in two parts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, usually known in English as ''Faust, Part One'' and ''Faust, Part Two''. Nearly all of Part One and the majority of Part Two are written in rhymed verse. Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages. ''Faust'' is considered by many to be Goethe's ''Masterpiece, magnum opus'' and the greatest work of German literature. The earliest forms of the work, known as the ', were developed between 1772 and 1775; however, the details of that development are not entirely clear. ''Urfaust'' has twenty-two scenes, one in prose, two largely prose and the remaining 1,441 lines in rhymed verse. The manuscript is lost, but a copy was discovered in 1886. The first appearance of the work in print was ''Faust, a Fragment'', published in 1790. Goethe completed a preliminary version of what is now known as ''Part One'' in 1806. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
