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Author | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
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Language | German |
Series | Goethe's Faust |
Publication date | 1808 |
Publication place | Kingdom of Württemberg |
Followed by | Faust, Part Two |
Faust: A Tragedy (German: Faust. Eine Tragödie, pronounced [faʊ̯st ˈaɪ̯nə tʁaˈɡøːdi̯ə] , or Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust. The tragedy's first part]) is the first part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is considered by many as the greatest work of German literature.[1] It was first published in 1808.