Faust, First Part
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wielki uczony – wciąż spragniony wiedzy o sensie istnienia – zawiera pakt z diabłem. Chce absolutnego poznania i doskonałego szczęścia – jeśli zazna chwili, o której powie „trwaj, jesteś piękna!” szatan będzie mógł wziąć jego duszę do piekła. Mefistofeles ochoczo zgadza się na to – wszak sprawdzić wiarę Fausta pozwolił mu sam Bóg.Faust to dzieło życia Goethego, dramat o mo….Read More
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