Part 25 (1/2)
”His life was full of beautiful friendshi+ps In 1787 Schiller, the second in rank of great German poets, was invited to reside at Weimar
Goethe becah literary callings together The literary circle now consisted of Goethe, Schiller, Wieland, Herder, and the Grand Duke It was the golden age of German literature
THE STRANGE STORY OF FAUST
Noa life as this
It has been made the subject of books, pamphlets, and articles almost without number The Faust literature in Ger, especially of the Holland school, the dark subject as prominently appears It is also embodied in sculpture
But it is in poetry and music that it found a place that carried it over the world It was reatest poereatest operas of end
About the year 1490 there was born at Roda, in the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, a child whose fame was destined to fill the world of superstition, fable, and song He was named John Faustus, or Faust
He studied medicine, beca desire to learn the secrets of life and of the spiritual world
He studied rew He wished to kno to prolong life, to change base s at once by the power of the will
One night, as he was studying, the Evil One appeared before hi, and will enable you to do anything you wish by the power of the will alone--”
Dr Faustus was filled with an alht
”--On one condition”
”Name it”
”That I shall have your soul in return”
”When?”
”At the end of twenty-four years--at this tiht”
”I shall have pleasure?”
[Illustration: FAUST SIGNING]
”Pleasure”
”Gold?”