Faust: Dramatisch Dichtstuk Van Goethe [Deel 1]
1808
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Faust: Dramatisch Dichtstuk Van Goethe [Deel 1]
1808
Translated by H. (Hendrik) Frijlink
Faust: Dramatisch Dichtstuk Van Goethe [Deel 1] is a dramatic poem first published in 1808 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It follows the character Faust, a learned man who, disillusioned with human knowledge, makes a pact with the devil, Mephistopheles, in search of deeper meaning and fulfillment. The work delves into themes of desire, existential crisis, and the consequences of pursuing worldly pleasures, marking it as a significant exploration of human ambition and despair in literature.
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“All hope abandon, ye who enter here.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The more a thing is perfect, the more it feels pleasure and pain.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The devil is not as black as he is painted.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Through me you pass into the city of woe:Through me you pass into eternal pain:Through me among the people lost for aye.Justice the founder of my fabric moved:To rear me was the task of power divine,Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.Before me things create were none, save thingsEternal, and eternal I shall endure.All hope abandon, ye who enter here.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Consider your origin. You were not formed to live like brutes but to follow virtue and knowledge.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Into the eternal darkness, into fire and into ice. ””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The man who lies asleep will never waken fame, and his desire and all his life drift past him like a dream, and the traces of his memory fade from time like smoke in air, or ripples on a stream.””
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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