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1. Romantic Heroes in Literature
2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832
Principle writer to rebel against Neoclassicism
Strum & Drang 1773
Faust
3. Faust background 16th century German legend
Sold soul to devil for infinite knowledge of personal experience
Retold many times
4. Christopher Marlow 1564-1593
Turns into a tragedy
Competition for Shakespeare
5. Goethe’s Faust 1770-1832
Guaranteed appeal
Quintessential literary romantic hero
Formal Elements
6. Faust Key Points Part 1
Destiny of Western Culture
Wager between God and Mephistopheles Part 2
Human suffering, culture and redemption
“Eternal Feminine” - Gretchen