Faust, Part Two
Goethe spent most of his life on this second part, and it is one of the strangest, most ambitious works in any language.
verse dramaGermanchallengingmedium · ~10.0h
Influence
5.5/10
Popularity
5.0/10
“Whoever strives with all his might, that man we can redeem.”
Why It Matters
Goethe spent most of his life on this second part, and it is one of the strangest, most ambitious works in any language. It pushes past the personal drama of Part One into allegory, classical mythology, and a vision of human progress that influenced Marx, Jung, and modernist literature. Most people never read it, but the writers who did — from Mann to Brecht — were transformed by it.
The 
Take
Personal reviewWay too all over the place for me. Like part 1 much more. Super hard to follow and was hardly coherent
Notable Quotes
“Stay, you are so beautiful!”
“The Eternal Feminine draws us onward.”