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Publication of Faust Part One

When
1808
Where
unresolved
Part of
Publication of Goethe's Faust, Part One

Goethe's Faust, Part One was published in 1808, creating a sensation. The specific location is not supported by the supplied passages.

The play, based on the German folk legend, was completed in preliminary form in 1806. The original title page read 'Faust. / Eine Tragödie'. The publication in 1808 established the work as a major literary achievement, preceding the revised 1828–29 edition.

Sources

  1. Goethe's Faust Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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