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  2. Goethe's Faust - Wikipedia

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    To avoid this fate, Faust makes a wager: if Mephistopheles can grant Faust an experience of transcendence on Earth—a moment so blissful that he wishes to remain in it forever, ceasing to strive further—then he will instantly die and serve the Devil in Hell. Mephistopheles accepts the wager.

  3. Faust - Wikipedia

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    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 (/ f aʊ s t /; German:) is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (c. 1480–1540).

  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia

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    The first operatic version of Goethe's Faust, by Louis Spohr, appeared in 1814. The work subsequently inspired operas and oratorios by Schumann, Berlioz, Gounod, Boito, Busoni and Schnittke, as well as symphonic works by Liszt, Wagner and Mahler. Faust became the ur-myth of many figures in the 19th century. Later, a facet of its plot, i.e., of ...

  5. Faust, Part One - Wikipedia

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    Faust: A Tragedy (German: Faust. Eine Tragödie, pronounced [faʊ̯st ˈaɪ̯nə tʁaˈɡøːdi̯ə] ⓘ, or Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust. The tragedy's first part]) is the first part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is considered by many as the greatest work of German literature. [1] It was first published ...

  6. Johann Georg Faust - Wikipedia

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    The last direct attestation of Faust dates to 25 June 1535, when his presence was recorded in Münster during the Anabaptist rebellion. Faust's death is dated to 1540 or 1541. He allegedly died in an explosion of an alchemical experiment in the "Hotel zum Löwen" in Staufen im Breisgau.

  7. Gerry Faust, former Notre Dame football coach, dies at 89 - AOL

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    Gerry Faust debuted at Notre Dame with a 27-9 win over LSU on Sept. 12, 1981, ... Faust died on the same day as former USC football coach John Robinson, also 89. Faust went 0-2 against Robinson ...

  8. Faust, Part Two - Wikipedia

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    Faust: The Second Part of the Tragedy (German: Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil in fünf Akten.) is the second part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.It was published in 1832, the year of Goethe's death.

  9. Former Notre Dame and Akron coach Gerry Faust dies at 89 - AOL

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    Longtime college football coach Jerry Faust died Monday. He was 89. Faust coached at Notre Dame from 1981 through 1985 and then spent nine years as the head coach at Akron. Notre Dame was 30-26-1 ...