Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 707 Gounod, Charles 1818 1893 Gounod, Charles François Gounod, Charles Francois Barbier, Jules 1825 1901 Barbier, J. (Jules) Barbier, Paul Jules Barbier, P.-J. (Paul Jules) Barbier, Giulio Carré, Michel 1819 1872 Carre, Michel Carré, M. (Michel) Carré, Michael Carré, Michele Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749 1832 Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, J. W. (Johann Wolfgang) Goethe, Juan Wolfgango Faust: A Lyric Drama in Five Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_(opera) Produced by Colin Bell, Paul Marshall, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Faust: A Lyric Drama in Five Acts" by Gounod, Barbier, and Carré is an opera liberetto written in the mid-19th century. The story is based on Goethe's legendary tale about Faust, a disillusioned scholar who makes a pact with the devil, Mephistopheles, in hopes of regaining his lost youth and experiencing life anew. Central to this drama is Faust's obsession with love, leading him to Marguerite, whose tragic fate unfurls as Faust’s desires consume him and her. At the start of the opera, we find Faust alone in his study, filled with despair over life's meaninglessness. Attempting to end his existence, he is interrupted by the joyous songs of maidens and laborers, igniting a tumult of emotions within him. Cursing humanity, he calls upon the devil for assistance, leading to the entrance of Mephistopheles, who offers him youth and pleasure in exchange for his soul. Fascinated by a vision of Marguerite, Faust eagerly enters into the pact, setting the stage for a cascade of tragic events that will unfold throughout the acts. This opening portion establishes the motifs of despair, longing, and the seductive allure of temptation that drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45806/45806-h/images/cover_image.jpg Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Operas -- Librettos Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama ML Text Opera FR Musique Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 272815 2025-08-18T13:24:01.641178 text/html 276178 2014-05-28T16:37:36 text/html 887360 2025-08-18T13:24:09.690129 application/epub+zip 889615 2025-08-18T13:24:02.966202 application/epub+zip 122767 2025-08-18T13:24:02.261114 application/epub+zip 1006859 2025-08-18T13:24:13.259117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097544 2025-08-18T13:24:09.016152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332108 2022-09-20T20:29:08.534204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156533 2025-08-18T13:24:00.215121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136651 2024-10-24T07:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155551 2014-05-28T16:37:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155548 2014-05-28T16:37:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25566 2025-08-18T13:24:13.444076 application/rdf+xml 31926 2025-08-18T13:24:02.387126 image/jpeg 4543 2025-08-18T13:24:02.324166 image/jpeg 52034 2014-05-28T16:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 853818 2014-05-28T16:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 51598 2014-05-28T16:37:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 871178 2025-08-18T13:24:01.691218 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia