Fausts Wette und der Prozess der Moderne. Zur historischen und aktuellen Bedeutung der Tragödie Goethes
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https://doi.org/10.11606/1982-8837.pg.2006.74387Keywords:
Goethe, Faust, Modernity, Religion, EudaemonismAbstract
This article emphasizes that the central element of the satanic pact in Goethe’s Faust is the driving force of modernity: the negation of the present. In contrast to traditional interpretations of Faust as a positive figure and his „striving” as a virtue of modern man, the author argues that the destructive side of Faust’s restlessness should be examined. The effective counterpoints of the rhythm of modernity, as Goethe himself suggests in the play, are religion (in its broader unconventional sense, and classically inspired art, which enable thought to „stop” in the present moment.
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2006-12-17
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JAEGER, Michael. Fausts Wette und der Prozess der Moderne. Zur historischen und aktuellen Bedeutung der Tragödie Goethes. Pandaemonium Germanicum, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 10, p. 169–182, 2006. DOI: 10.11606/1982-8837.pg.2006.74387. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/pg/article/view/74387.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.