Presentation by:

Rebecca Clippard, Michael Henderson,

Kyle Macdonald, and Caroline Potts

History of Faustian Germany

Goethe’s Germany• In 1749, by the time of

Goethe’s birth, no official Germany existed.

• Frankfurt, Goethe’s birthplace, lay in the Holy Roman Empire.

• Goethe’s death in 1832 fell approximately 24 years after the dissolving the HRE and the publishing of Faust.

Faust’s Germany

Auerbach’s Tavern In LeipzigActual name is

Auerbach’s KellerGoethe influenced the

tavernThe tavern Influenced

GoetheOnly one of the few

places to be specifically named in the book

Goethe was known to drink 3 bottles of wine a day

Walpurgis NachtOn the 30th of April or the 1st of MayCelebrationPranksDerives from Pagan cultureBecame more known due to Goethe’s Faust

Harz Mountains In Northern GermanyTallest mountains in N.

GermanyPopular attractionPictured differently in

the book

Sourceshttp://www.dw.de/legendary-leipzig-tavern-off

ers-blend-of-history-and-literature/a-2739819-1

http://legacy.owensboro.kctcs.edu/crunyon/CE/03-Goethe/480.htm

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=fzc

http://paranormal.about.com/od/paranormalgeneralinfo/a/aa042505.htm

http://www.uncommon-travel-germany.com/harz.html