Goethe, Faust
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Living Literature: The Classics and You
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Classical literature, Contemporary
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 1994
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 58m 14s
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Discussion focuses on Faust as a classic example of European Romanticism that stresses such concepts as individualism, limitless aspiration, and Gothicism, while it reveals Romantic attitudes toward knowledge. Particular attention is paid to the "two souls inhabit my breast" speech and the grasshopper image as emblematic of Faust's personal and philosophical dilemma.