(not so) random connections
zaterdag 16 juli 2011
faust
Faust
or
Faustus
(
Latin
for "auspicious" or "lucky") is the
protagonist
of a classic
German legend
. Though a highly successful
scholar
, he is dissatisfied, and makes a
deal with the devil
, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for
many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works
. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages.
Faust
, and the adjective
Faustian
, are often used to describe an arrangement in which an ambitious person surrenders
moral
integrity
in order to achieve power and success: the
proverbial
"
deal with the devil
".
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