Historia von D. Johann Fausten
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"Historia von D. Johann Fausten" is a 16th-century German chapbook that presents one of the earliest and most influential printed versions of the Faust legend, depicting the life and damnation of the scholar who makes a pact with the devil.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faust | 2 |
| Fausts Leben, Taten und Höllenfahrt | 2 |
| Historia von D. Johann Fausten canonical | 2 |
| Dr. Faust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia von D. Johann Fausten Context triple: [Faust legend, influencedWork, Historia von D. Johann Fausten]
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A.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
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B.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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C.
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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D.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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E.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia von D. Johann Fausten Target entity description: "Historia von D. Johann Fausten" is a 16th-century German chapbook that presents one of the earliest and most influential printed versions of the Faust legend, depicting the life and damnation of the scholar who makes a pact with the devil.
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A.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
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B.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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C.
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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D.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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E.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Faust book
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German literary work ⓘ chapbook ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationYear | 1587 ⓘ |
| author | anonymous ⓘ |
| basedOn | folk traditions about Johann Georg Faust ⓘ |
| circulationForm |
cheap print
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popular literature ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
24-year service of the devil
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horrific death of Faust ⓘ signed blood pact ⓘ spectacular magical feats ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose |
warning against necromancy
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warning against pride and curiosity ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian moral tale
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chapbook ⓘ legend ⓘ prose fiction ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reformation-era Germany ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
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surface form:
Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
German puppet-play Faust tradition ⓘ The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus ⓘ
surface form:
The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
later Faust chapbooks ⓘ subsequent Faust literature ⓘ |
| laterAdaptations |
English Faust Book
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expanded Faustbuch editions ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
earliest substantial printed Faust narrative
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foundation text of the Faust legend in print ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Faust legend ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johann Faust
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Méphistophélès ⓘ
surface form:
Mephistopheles
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| mainTheme |
Christian morality
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damnation ⓘ hubris of human knowledge ⓘ pact with the devil ⓘ |
| moralConclusion | Faust’s soul is damned ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Faust’s eventual damnation
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Faust’s pact with the devil ⓘ life of Doctor Faustus ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early New High German ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Augsburg
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Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Protestant ⓘ |
| subject |
Johann Faust
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surface form:
Johann Georg Faust
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| title | Historia von D. Johann Fausten self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Historia von D. Johann Fausten Description of subject: "Historia von D. Johann Fausten" is a 16th-century German chapbook that presents one of the earliest and most influential printed versions of the Faust legend, depicting the life and damnation of the scholar who makes a pact with the devil.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La damnation de Faust
this entity surface form:
Faust
this entity surface form:
Fausts Leben, Taten und Höllenfahrt
this entity surface form:
Faust
this entity surface form:
Fausts Leben, Taten und Höllenfahrt