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1. Faust
   [n] - an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
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2. 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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3. 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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4. Faust
   Faustus noun an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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. Christopher Marlowe, J W Goethe, Heinrich Heine, and Thomas Mann all used the legend, and it inspired musical w...
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12. Faust
    `Faust` is the protagonist of a classic German legend. Though a highly successful scholar, he is dissatisfied, and makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust`s tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works. The ...
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13. Faust
    (band) `Faust` (German: fist) is a German krautrock band, originally comprising Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with record producer Uwe Nettelbeck and publisher=All Media Gui...
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14. Faust
    (opera) `Faust` is a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré`s play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe`s Faust, Part 1. It debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique...
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15. Faust
    (musician) `BÃ¥rd G. "Faust" Eithun` (born: 21 April 1974) is a Norwegian drummer. He is best known for his work with early black metal band Emperor, especially on the releases As the Shadows Rise and In the Nightside Eclipse. He also writes lyrics for other bands, i...
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16. FAUST
    (programming language) `FAUST` is a compiled language for real-time audio signal processing created by Yann Orlarey and others.: "The Faust programming language by Yann Orlarey et al. at Grame generates C++ for real-time signal-processing applications and plugins from a high-level specif...
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17. Faust
    (disambiguation) `Faust` is the protagonist of a popular German tale who makes a pact with the Devil; the tale is the basis of many works. Works based on the tale of Faust : The name may may refer to one of these notable works of art based on the tale: Literature : Theatre and Opera : Film : ...
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18. Faust
    (album) `Faust` is the 1971 debut album by German krautrock group Faust. The original LP record was on clear vinyl in a clear cover with an X-ray of a human fist silkscreened on the outer sleeve. It also included a transparent plastic sheet with the lyrics and credits printed in red. &...
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19. Faust
    (ballet) `Faust` is a ballet in 3 acts / 7 scenes, with choreography and libretto by Jules Perrot, and music by Giacomo Panizza, Sir Michael Andrew Costa, and Niccolò Bajetti. First presented by the Ballet of the Teatro alla Scala on February 12, 1848 in Milan, Italy. Principal D...
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20. Faust
    (magazine) is a literary magazine published irregularly by Kodansha since 2003. Self-described as a "Fighting illustory magazine." Square bound like novels, all volumes have remained in print. Faust features young writers and pop, entertaining styles derived from light novels. Singl...
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21. Faust
    (Avatar Press) Faust vol. 2<br>Faust : 777 the Wrath<br>Faust : Book of M<br>Faust : Singha`s Talons<br>Faust : Claire`s Lust --> `Faust` is the collective name of several series of comic books by Tim Vigil (art) and David Quinn (stories),...
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22. Faust
    (paintings) `Faust (paintings)` is a series of approximately 100 paintings created between 1976 and 1979 by Nabil Kanso. The paintings depict figural compositions in a sequence of scenes whose subjects are loosely based on Goethe’s Faust Part One and Part Two. In dealing with th...
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23. Faust
    (Spohr) `Faust` is an opera by the German composer Louis Spohr. The libretto, by Josef Karl Bernard, is based on the legend of Faust; it is not influenced by Goethe`s Faust, though Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy had been published in 1808. Instead, Carl Bernard`s libretto ...
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