"Auch hier geschieht, was längst geschah …": Bibelbezug und Zivilisationskritik in Goethes Faust II
"And Here We See, as Long Ago …": Hints to the Bible and the Critique of Civilisation in Goethe’s Faust II. In Faust II Goethe presents a surprising critique of early technical projects, such as reclaiming land from the sea. He deliberately puts this as a repeat of history and refers to th...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
[2016]
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Pastoraltheologie
Year: 2016, Volume: 105, Issue: 12, Pages: 538-546 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832, Faust 2
/ Bible
/ Cultural criticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HA Bible KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBB German language area |
| Summary: | "And Here We See, as Long Ago …": Hints to the Bible and the Critique of Civilisation in Goethe’s Faust II. In Faust II Goethe presents a surprising critique of early technical projects, such as reclaiming land from the sea. He deliberately puts this as a repeat of history and refers to the biblical story (I Kings 21) about King Ahab who used lethal means to gain land and is criticized for his abuse of power by the prophet Elijah. Today, theatre productions of Faust II, unfortunately,mostly miss these kinds of intertextualities in Goethe’s famous work |
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| ISSN: | 0720-6259 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoraltheologie
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