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Finished Goethe's Faust

read both part 1 and 2 part 1 had a clear plot and struct...
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
direct knowledge tp
offensive depressive windowlicker
  03/26/24
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self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
internet jew attempting to bash faust as a work of literatur...
Appetizing alcoholic national security agency locus
  03/26/24
i wouldn't call that a bash tp
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
i mean, it's no Portnoy's Complaint
iridescent foreskin gay wizard
  03/26/24
had to wiki it, had not heard of that before
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
it's my go-to for degenerate jewish fiction praised as "...
iridescent foreskin gay wizard
  03/26/24
did you read it? ricky would like a copy for his birthday
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
its basically a woody allen etc. standup routine in book for...
iridescent foreskin gay wizard
  03/26/24
what did you get out of it.
Clear State
  03/26/24
part 1 is a pretty standard tragedy, but the tragedy is to g...
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
ty but did it speak to you in any way, other than the part a...
Clear State
  03/26/24
yeah, the faustian spirit stuff spoke to me in the sense tha...
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
...
Clear State
  03/26/24
lmao
Vermilion Hot Sandwich Shitlib
  03/26/24
the story of faust is much older than goethe you pleb
iridescent foreskin gay wizard
  03/26/24
i don't really have interest in reading marlowe's version. ...
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
Yeah I read it in high school. That was pretty much my take...
painfully honest smoky newt brethren
  03/26/24
i've only read part I and heavily alchemical stretches of II...
thriller lilac round eye
  03/26/24
i think part 1 was much stronger than part 2, so probably no...
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
Auf Deutsch?
Beta Box Office
  03/26/24
english translation
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
I have read that Goethe's is better but the ending of Marlow...
Insanely creepy water buffalo
  03/26/24
yes, that's a much more satisfying ending
self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt
  03/26/24
180
offensive depressive windowlicker
  03/26/24
180
lascivious goal in life
  03/26/24
To be fair, Fucking based
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  03/27/24


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Date: March 26th, 2024 9:57 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

read both part 1 and 2

part 1 had a clear plot and structure and there were parts that were really interesting. one could mostly follow it although there were parts that used strange language and had many references that the modern reader wouldn't understand

part 2 is a giant, sprawling ambitious mess, not published until goethe died, and it is basically unreadable without a study guide

i'm not sure if i appreciated reading it overall. but now i have direct knowledge of "faustian spirit" and "faustian pact" instead of relying on second hand definitions



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530371)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:06 PM
Author: offensive depressive windowlicker

direct knowledge tp

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:09 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:10 PM
Author: Appetizing alcoholic national security agency locus

internet jew attempting to bash faust as a work of literature tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530404)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:11 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

i wouldn't call that a bash tp

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:17 PM
Author: iridescent foreskin gay wizard

i mean, it's no Portnoy's Complaint

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:27 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

had to wiki it, had not heard of that before

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530440)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:30 PM
Author: iridescent foreskin gay wizard

it's my go-to for degenerate jewish fiction praised as "art" by a certain crowd

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:31 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

did you read it?

ricky would like a copy for his birthday

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:34 PM
Author: iridescent foreskin gay wizard

its basically a woody allen etc. standup routine in book form.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530460)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:12 PM
Author: Clear State

what did you get out of it.

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:17 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

part 1 is a pretty standard tragedy, but the tragedy is to gretchen, the innocent girl faust knocks up and who suffers a terrible fate (but who goes to heaven at the very end). it's strange in that it ends on a cliffhanger with the devil and faust escaping. faust comes across throughout as a selfish academic type who hasn't lived life, and it is through the devil's actions that he finally comes out of his ivory tower and *lives*

part 2 didn't come out for decades thereafter. having gotten personal love in the immediate setting out of the way, faust goes back in time seeking love with helen of troy while the devil has a lot of problems dealing with hellenist culture which had very different value systems than a europe with christian good/evil values. there's a really great part about how unbacked fiat monetary printing is demonic. the end of part 2 i think was a copout -- goethe writes faust ascending to heaven regardless of his deal with the devil and regardless of all the death and destruction he caused

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530415)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:23 PM
Author: Clear State

ty but did it speak to you in any way, other than the part about unbacked fiat currency.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530430)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:25 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

yeah, the faustian spirit stuff spoke to me in the sense that it seems to animate western society, which spengler noted in the decline of the west (he calls the modern spirit of the west "faustian"). no one is satisfied with what they have, everyone wants more, bigger, now, but always remains unsatisfied

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530437)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:34 PM
Author: Clear State



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:47 PM
Author: Vermilion Hot Sandwich Shitlib

lmao

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:18 PM
Author: iridescent foreskin gay wizard

the story of faust is much older than goethe you pleb

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:23 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

i don't really have interest in reading marlowe's version. goethe's is by far the most influential

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530431)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:19 PM
Author: painfully honest smoky newt brethren

Yeah I read it in high school. That was pretty much my takeaway as a high schooler too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530421)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:36 PM
Author: thriller lilac round eye

i've only read part I and heavily alchemical stretches of II. worth it to spend some more time with the whole play?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530467)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:42 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

i think part 1 was much stronger than part 2, so probably not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530480)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:37 PM
Author: Beta Box Office

Auf Deutsch?

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Date: March 26th, 2024 10:41 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

english translation

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Date: March 26th, 2024 11:02 PM
Author: Insanely creepy water buffalo

I have read that Goethe's is better but the ending of Marlowe's is satisfyingly lurid and tragic.

Faustus hysterically repents and begs forgiveness during his final hour on earth. He sees the blood of Christ in the heavens, and calls out for Christ's protection. For saying God's name, Satan rends his heart. He begs God to limit his damnation to a thousand years or a hundred thousand but then remembers human souls are damned forever.

Midnight comes and the demons take him off to hell. The next morning his students find the walls streaked with his brains and blood, his mutilated body thrown on a pile of horse dung outside.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530548)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 11:04 PM
Author: self-absorbed ebony point people who are hurt

yes, that's a much more satisfying ending

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47530554)



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Date: March 26th, 2024 11:19 PM
Author: offensive depressive windowlicker

180

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Date: March 26th, 2024 11:21 PM
Author: lascivious goal in life

180

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Date: March 27th, 2024 7:51 PM
Author: maniacal frozen crackhouse

To be fair,

Fucking based

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5509734&forum_id=2#47533229)