FAQ About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What is Goethe's 'Faust' about?
"Faust" is a dramatic poem by Goethe that tells the story of Dr. Faust, a scholar dissatisfied with life's limitations and who enters a pact with the devil, Mephistopheles, in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The work explores themes of ambition, morality, redemption, and the nature of the soul. Goethe spent much of his life working on "Faust," which was published in two parts, with the first released in 1808 and the second, posthumously in 1832.
