Faustian

English Etymology From the surname of the German alchemist and magician Johann Georg Faust (1466 yes or 1480 – c. 1541) en -ian suffix forming relational adjectives or nouns. According to medieval legend, Faust made a contract with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Purported tales about Faust’s life first appeared in print in an anonymously written chapbook, Historia von D. Johann Fausten (1587).Historia von D. Johann Fausten, dem weitbeschreyten Zauberer und Schwartzkünstler, wie er sich gegen den Teuffel auff eine benandte Zeit verschrieben [...] bis er endtlich seinen wol verdienten Lohn empfangen. Mehrentheils aus seinen eygenen hinterlassenen Schriften [...] zusammengezogen [...] The History of Dr. Johann Fausten, the Greatly Bewitched Magician and Practitioner of the Black Arts, how He Committed Himself to the Devil for a Certain Time until He [...] Finally Received His Deserved Reward. Much of It has been Summarized from His Own Writings Left Behind [...] Frankfurt am Main, Germany Johann Spies 1587 84047397. The story was then particularly popularized by two plays, Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragicall History of D. Faustus (first published 1604)Ch[risopher] Marl[owe] Christopher Marlowe The Tragicall History of D. Faustus:As It hath bene Acted by the Right Honorable the Earle of Nottingham His Seruants. Written by Ch. Marl. London Printed by V[alentine] S[immes] for Thomas Bushell 1604 1049029231. and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust (published 1808 and 1832).[Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust. Eine Tragödie. Faust. A Tragedy. Tübingen In der J[ohann] G[eorg] Cotta'schen Buchhandlung 1808 41086303; [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe Faust. Der Tragödie zweyter Theil in fünf Acten. Faust. The Second Part of the Tragedy in Five Acts. Goethe’s nachgelassene Werke [Goethe’s Posthumous Works] 1 Tübingen [Johann Georg] Cotta 1832 310766352. Pronunciation en /ˈfaʊstɪən/ RP en /ˈfaʊstiən/ GA en Faust i an Adjective Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one's principles or values in order to pursue knowledge, wealth or other benefits. Conversion of Surplus-Value into Capital 605 But along with this growth, there is at the same time developed in his breast, a Faustian conflict between the passion for accumulation, and the desire for enjoyment. en 1997 The Civilization of Illiteracy w:Mihai Nadin https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2481/2481-h/2481-h.htm Each transaction in the transient corresponds to a pragmatics that transforms the Faustian promise into an advertising slogan. en 2021-02-02 Katharine Murphy Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2021/feb/02/scott-morrison-must-heed-the-lesson-of-donald-trump-and-slap-down-craig-kelly Serious times demand honesty and self-awareness from people in positions of authority and, at the end of the day, political parties giving succour to fringe views about life-and-death matters is a Faustian pact. This isn’t speculation, or a serve of two-bit punditry to fuel the opinion cycle. This is the lesson of Donald Trump. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212125214/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2021/feb/02/scott-morrison-must-heed-the-lesson-of-donald-trump-and-slap-down-craig-kelly en-US w:Ross Douthat America Between Jesus and Faust w:The New York Times 2024-02-09 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/opinion/america-jesus-future-genesis.html 0362-4331 But if techno-capitalist ambitions are fundamentally Faustian, should a Catholic observer (or anyone else with similar commitments) really wish for them to rise again? https://web.archive.org/web/20240217083712/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/opinion/america-jesus-future-genesis.html Derived terms en Faustian bargain Faustian deal Faustian dilemma Faustianly Faustianness Translations of or pertaining to Faust Czech: cs faustovský Finnish: fi faustilainen, fi faustinen German: de faustisch Polish: pl faustowski, pl faustyczny Spanish: es fáustico Swedish: sv faustisk References en eponyms