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Phantastes Chapter 8: Faust, Goethe
Phantastes Chapter 8: Faust, Goethe
German Romantic and Other Influences
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), was a German writer associated with the Sturm and Drang (Storm and Stress) literary movement. Faust 1 (1806) has Mephistopheles, a minion for the devil, seduce Faust into selling his soul to the devil. Faust, in turn, seduces a young woman, ultimately destroying her. In Faust 2 (1831), Faust goes on a series of adventures, meets some fairies, and finally atones for some of his sins and is able to enter Heaven.
Phantastes Chapter 13: I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart, John Suckling
Phantastes Chapter 13: I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart, John Suckling
German Romantic and Other Influences
Lines 13-18 from “I prithee send me back my heart” by the poet Sir John Suckling. Suckling (1609-1641) is associated with the Cavalier Poets, poets who supported King Charles I. Suckling is the inventor of the card game cribbage.