“Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig”
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“Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig” is a famous tavern scene in Goethe’s Faust, Part One, where Mephistopheles entertains and deceives a group of drunken students in a real-life Leipzig wine cellar.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional scene
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setting in a literary work ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Faust, Part One
NERFINISHED
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Goethe’s Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | University of Leipzig student culture ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkContext | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Auerbachs Keller (real wine cellar in Leipzig) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastWith | more philosophical scenes between Faust and Mephistopheles ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | contributed to fame of Auerbachs Keller as a tourist site ⓘ |
| depicts |
boisterous student drinking culture
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supernatural intervention in everyday life ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
studied in German literature courses
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used to illustrate Goethe’s use of satire and humor ⓘ |
| genreContext | Weimar Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Faust
NERFINISHED
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drunken students ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Mephistopheles as tempter
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students as revelers ⓘ |
| hasForm |
dramatic dialogue
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stageable tavern episode ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
drinking songs
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magic tricks ⓘ mockery of bourgeois values ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real Auerbachs Keller frequented by Goethe in Leipzig ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkContext | German ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodContext | late 18th century / early 19th century German literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the best-known comic scenes in Faust, Part One ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic interlude
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demonstration of Mephistopheles’ powers ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| partOf |
dramatic poem Faust
NERFINISHED
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early scenes of Faust, Part One ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Walpurgis Night scene in Faust, Part One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType |
tavern
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wine cellar ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
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drunkenness ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ student life ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | scene in a tragic play ⓘ |
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