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  2. Erdgeist - Wikipedia

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    Goethe depicts Erdgeist as a timeless being who endlessly weaves on the loom of time—both in life and in death. In this conception, Erdgeist is the means by which the immaterial manifests itself. In the German language, Erdgeist literally means "earth spirit". In the context of German folklore, Erdgeist specifically refers to a gnome, the ...

  3. Earth Spirit (play) - Wikipedia

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    Earth Spirit (1895) (Erdgeist) is a play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the first part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays; the second is Pandora's Box (1904), both depicting a society "riven by the demands of lust and greed". [1] In German folklore an erdgeist is a gnome, first described in Goethe's Faust (1808).

  4. File:Faust und Erdgeist, Illustration von Goethe.jpg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on bar.wikipedia.org Faust I; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Faust. Eine Tragödie; Übermensch; Usage on en.wikiquote.org

  5. Goethe's Faust - Wikipedia

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    Goethe finished writing Faust, Part Two in 1831; it was published posthumously the following year. In contrast to Faust, Part One , the focus here is no longer on the soul of Faust, which has been sold to the devil , but rather on social phenomena such as psychology , history and politics , in addition to mystical and philosophical topics.

  6. Category:Characters in Goethe's Faust - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Characters in Goethe's Faust" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Erdgeist; F.

  7. Faust - Wikipedia

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    In Goethe's rendition, Faust is saved by God via his constant striving – in combination with Gretchen's pleadings with God in the form of the eternal feminine. However, in the early versions of the tale, Faust is irrevocably corrupted and believes his sins cannot be forgiven; when the term ends, the Devil carries him off to Hell .

  8. 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]

  9. 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.