Faust is the protagonist of a German legend about a magician who makes a pact with the Devil. The character is based on a real person, Johann Georg Faust (c. 1500), but the story is fictional, and modeled largely on ancient sources.
The first version of the Faust legend is the anonymously-authored polemical book, Historia von D. Johann Fausten (1587). This in turn gave rise to the following important dramatic works: Doctor Faustus (c. 1592), a play by Christopher Marlowe Goethe's Faust (1770-1832), a multipart dramatic poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust (1859), an opera by Charles Gounod based on Goethe's Faust Faust ballets (18th–20th centuries), a number of ballets based on the story of Faust
Faust may also refer to the following:
Arts and entertainment
Literature Faust (1856), a novella by Ivan Turgenev Faust (1866), a satirical poem by Estanislao del Campo Faust (1980), a novel by Robert Nye Faust (magazine) (2003–present), a Japanese literary anthology
Classical music and opera Faust (Spohr) (1816), an opera by Louis Spohr Faust Overture ( 1840), a concert overture by Richard Wagner La damnation de Faust (1846), a work for orchestra and chorus by Hector Berlioz Faust Symphony (1857), a symphony by Franz Liszt Faust (1859, revised 1869), an opera by Charles Gounod Doktor Faust (1925), an opera by Ferruccio Busoni
Popular music Faust (band) (1971–present), a German krautrock band Faust (album) (1971), an album by the band Faust "Faust" (2001), a song by Gorillaz from G-Sides "Faust Arp" (2007), a song by Radiohead from In Rainbows Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun, the former drummer of Norwegian metal band Emperor
Theatre Randy Newman's Faust (1995), a musical by Randy Newman Der Faust (2006–present), an annual German theatre prize Faust (2012), a play by Edgar Brau Faust (EWTC show) (2016), a play by the East West Theatre Company
Comics Faust (manga) (1950), a manga by Osamu Tezuka Felix Faust, a character in DC Comics continuity (introduced 1962) Faust (comics) (1987–2012), a series of comic books by David Quinn and Tim Vigil Faust (comic book), a 2021 comic book by Alexander Pavlenko and Jan Krauß Sebastian Faust, a character in DC Comics continuity (introduced 1993) Faust VIII, a character in Shaman King (1994–2004, 2021–present manga and anime series) Frau Faust (2014–2017), a manga by Kore Yamazaki
Film and television Faust (1926 film), directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Faust (1960 film), directed by Peter Gorski Faust (1994 film), directed by Jan Švankmajer Faust: Love of the Damned (film) (2000), directed by Brian Yuzna Dark Faust, a character in Ultraman Nexus (2004–2005 Japanese TV series) Faust, a character in Beyblade: Metal Masters (2010–2011 anime series) Faust (2011 film), directed by Alexander Sokurov Ilsa Faust, a character in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015 film) Johnny Faust, a character in American Satan (2017 film) and Paradise City (2021–present TV series) The Last Faust (2019 film), directed by Philipp Humm
Gaming Faust, a character in Vendetta (1991 video game) Faust (Guilty Gear), a character in Guilty Gear (1998–present video game series) Faust (video game) (1999 graphic adventure game) Faust, a character in Jazz and Faust (2002 graphic adventure game) Faust, a character in Limbus Company (2023-present gacha game)
Other media Faust (paintings) (1976–1979), a series by Nabil Kanso
Other Faust (surname), list of people with the surname Faust Faust (musician) (born 1974), Norwegian metal drummer Faust Lang (1887–1973), German sculptor Faust Shkaravsky (1897–1975), Russian army physician and forensic expert FAUST (programming language), a purely functional language for signal processing , a cargo carrier in service 2007–present , a coaster in service 1920–1926
Places named after Faust
Faust, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada Faust, Missouri, a ghost town Faust, North Carolina, an unincorporated community Faust, Utah, an unincorporated community
See also Works based on Faust Fausto (disambiguation) Faustus (disambiguation) Foust, a surname (including a list of people with the name) Deal with the Devil Deals with the Devil in popular culture