Faust, Part One

Faust, Part One
First edition
AuthorJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
LanguageGerman
SeriesGoethe's Faust
Publication date
1808
Publication placeKingdom of Württemberg
Followed byFaust, 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.

  1. ^ Portor, Laura Spencer (1917). The Greatest Books in the World: Interpretative Studies. Chautauqua, New York: Chautauqua Press. p. 82.