Look up: Faust

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   Faust
   [n] - an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
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   Faust
   Play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, completed in two parts in 1808 and 1832. Mephistopheles attempts to win over the soul of the world-weary Faust but ultimately fails after helping Faust in the...
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   Faust
   Legendary magician who sold his soul to the devil. The historical Georg (or Johann) Faust appears to have been a wandering scholar and conjurer in Germany at the start of the 16th century....
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   Faust
   Faustus noun an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
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   Faust
   `Faust` (German for `fist`) or `Faustus` (Latin for `auspicious` or `lucky`) is the protagonist of a classic German legend in which he makes a pact with the Devil. The tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works, such as those by Christopher Marlowe, Goethe, Thomas Mann, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Oscar Wilde, William Gaddis, Carol Ann Duffy, Charles Gounod, and Jonathan Foreman. The name `Faust` has come to sta...
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   Faust
   (from the article `opera`) ...in the repertoire. Charles Gounod, who composed many operas, had a unique gift for melody but a less-secure approach to the theatrical aspects of ... ...of composition. An excursion into comic opera followed with Le Médecin malgré lui (1858; The Mock Doctor), based on Molière`s comedy. ...
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   Faust
   (from the article `Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von`) Work on Faust accompanied Goethe throughout his adult life. Of a possible plan in 1769 to dramatize the story of the man who sold his soul to the ... Murnau`s final two German films, adaptations of Molière`s Tartuffe (1925) and Goethe`s Faust (1926), were lavish, entertaining film...
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   Faust
   (from the article `Campo, Estanislao del`) ...en la representación de ésta ópera (1866; `Faust: Impressions of the Gaucho Anastasio the Chicken on the Presentation of This Opera`; published in ...
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   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 ... [8 related articles]
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    Faust
    Faust is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `Fortunate` Faust,Fausta,Fauste,Faustina,Faustine,Fausto,Faustuo,Faustus The name Faust doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Faust seems to be unique!
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    Faust
    Faust (foust) , Faustus (fô'stus, fou'–) , or Johann Faust (yō'hän) , fl. 16th cent., learned German doctor who traveled widely, performed magical feats, and died under mysterious circumstances. According to legend he had sold his soul to the devil (personified by ...
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