Faust

Summary

Faust is a literary work^[1]. Faust ranks in the top 0.78% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,855 views/month, #222 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• Faust authored Q5879^[3].
• Faust is the creator of Richard Westall^[4].
• Faust's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• Faust's instance of is recorded as series of creative works^[6].
• Faust's genre is tragedy^[7].
• Faust's based on is recorded as Historia von D. Johann Fausten^[8].
• Faust followed Urfaust^[9].
• Faust followed Faust. A fragment^[10].
• Faust's Commons category is recorded as Faust (Goethe)^[11].
• Faust's language of work or name is recorded as German^[12].
• Faust comprises Faust, Part One^[13].
• Faust comprises Faust, Part Two^[14].
• 1774 marks the founding of Faust^[15].
• Faust was released on January 1, 1808^[16].
• Faust was released on January 1, 1832^[17].
• Faust's characters is recorded as Mephistopheles^[18].
• Faust's characters is recorded as Heinrich Faust^[19].
• Faust's characters is recorded as Margarete^[20].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Faust^[21].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Фауст^[22].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Фауст^[23].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Faust^[24].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Fausto^[25].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Faust^[26].
• Faust's has edition or translation is recorded as Faust^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Faust authored Q5879^[3]. Faust is the creator of Richard Westall^[4].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1808^[16] and January 1, 1832^[17]. Faust's language of work or name is recorded as German^[12]. Faust's genre is tragedy^[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Urfaust^[9] and Faust. A fragment^[10].

Material and Period

Faust dates from the Romanticism^[28].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Faust include Frederick Schiller Faust^[29], a screenwriter^[30], 1892–1944^[31], of United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Faust ranks in the top 0.78% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,855 views/month, #222 of 28,446).^[2] Faust has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Faust is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Faust include Frederick Schiller Faust^[29], a screenwriter^[30], 1892–1944^[31], of United States^[32].