Prophets of Heaven & Hell: Virgil, Dante, Milton, Goethe ; an Introductory Essay |
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... Faust in answer to Gretchen's pathetic enquiry as to whether he believes in God ( Faust I , Martha's Garden ) . It begins : ' Who dare Him name , or who pro- claim , " I believe in Him " ? Who would care , or who would dare , to say " I ...
... Faust in answer to Gretchen's pathetic enquiry as to whether he believes in God ( Faust I , Martha's Garden ) . It begins : ' Who dare Him name , or who pro- claim , " I believe in Him " ? Who would care , or who would dare , to say " I ...
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... Faust . Goethe is seeking for a means of symbolising the highest stage of development that Faust reaches in his earthly life . Faust , by far - sighted planning and dictatorial organising of labour , reclaims land from the sea , and so ...
... Faust . Goethe is seeking for a means of symbolising the highest stage of development that Faust reaches in his earthly life . Faust , by far - sighted planning and dictatorial organising of labour , reclaims land from the sea , and so ...
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... ( Faust II , Act v , Sc . 7. ) In these lines as in many others we find an echo of Goethe's favourite philosopher Spinoza , who writes in his Ethic that most people ' believe they are free just in so far as they obey their own passions ...
... ( Faust II , Act v , Sc . 7. ) In these lines as in many others we find an echo of Goethe's favourite philosopher Spinoza , who writes in his Ethic that most people ' believe they are free just in so far as they obey their own passions ...
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Aeneas Aeneid appeal artist aspect Augustus battle of Actium battle of Benevento Beatrice beauty believe Bible century chapter Christian Cino da Pistoia conception consciousness culture Dante Dante's Divine Comedy earth embodied Empire essential ethical European evil expression fact Faust feel four poets Georgics Ghibelline give Goethe's Guelphs Guido Cavalcanti Heaven Hell human idea ideal imagination impression individual inspiration intellectual interest justice Karl Barth knowledge language light literature live long poem man's Mephistopheles Milton and Goethe mind modern myth nature Paradise Lost passions past perhaps philosophy picture Plato poet-prophets poet's poetry political present problem problem of Evil prophet Purgatory purpose reader realise reality Reason recognise religion Roman Rome seems sense significance single speaking Spinoza spirit story supreme things thought tion true truth unconscious unity Universe Virgil Western civilisation whole wisdom words writes