Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > Quotes > Quotable Quote. (?) “All theory is gray, my friend. But forever green is the tree of life.”. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, First Part. tags: faust , goethe , mephistopheles. Read more quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Share this quote: Like Quote. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German philosopher, scholar, statesman, writer, and poet from the 18th and 19th centuries. He is most well known for his novels, such as The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774); his plays, such as Faust (1808); and his many poems. Goethe belongs to the Sturm und Drang movement Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German poet, novelist, critic, playwright, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and amateur artist. He is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential German literary figure of the modern era. Arthur Schopenhauer named Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship on of the top four novels ever written. Wordsworth, 226 pp., £2.99, 11 November 1999, 1 84022 115 1. Buy it at BOL. The story so far is this. Johann Wolfgang (not yet von) Goethe, the prodigiously talented son of a prosperous Frankfurt Wagner. Wagner is Faust's companion in the first third of the play. Wagner is a scholar who sees no reason to venture outside of books and learning into the realms of the natural and spiritual as Faust desires. Wagner represents the academic context that Faust desperately seeks to escape. The English translator, almost uniquely, has the opportunity to mimic Goethe's German verse with great fidelity; the stress patterns of English and German are so close that the huge variety of metrical and verse forms Goethe uses in Faust can be, and have been, rendered successfully into English. The same principle applies to rhyme – though Faust would later be immortalized by Shakespearean contemporary Christopher Marlowe in his play Doctor Faustus, and would enjoy even greater fame nearly two hundred years later thanks to Goethe’s massive two-part drama (a work that took him nearly 60 years to finish). Goethe’s version came with a twist, however: He was the first to In Doctor Faustus (published 1604), by the English dramatist Christopher Marlowe, Mephistopheles achieves tragic grandeur as a fallen angel, torn between satanic pride and dark despair. In the drama Faust (Part I, 1808; Part II, 1832), by J.W. von Goethe, he is coldhearted, cynical, and witty—perhaps a more subtle but certainly a slighter The novel also probes how far a genius would go for the sake of his art. And also where is the border between the geniality and madness. That is how Dr Faustus comes to play. Adrian is not Faust from Goethe. Goethe's Faust has been redeemed by God. Adrian is the medieval Dr Faustus from the old initial legend. Then you've come to the right place! Goethe is considered one of the most important creators of German-language poetry. His poetry, dramas, scientific writings and many other literary works are world-famous - and his quotes extremely inspiring. Therefore, I would like to give you the best sayings and wisdoms of the German poet on the way. IgdQZ.