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What is Faust about?

A restless scholar bargains his soul to Mephistopheles for boundless knowledge and experience — the towering drama of German literature.

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  1. 1The Quest for Knowledge
  2. 2The Pact with Mephistopheles
  3. 3Love and Redemption
  4. 4The Nature of Evil
  5. 5The Role of Destiny and Free Will
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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Chapter 1
  3. 3Chapter 2
  4. 4Chapter 3
  5. 5Chapter 4
  6. 6Chapter 5
  7. 7Chapter 6
  8. 8Chapter 7
  9. 9Chapter 8
  10. 10Chapter 9
  11. 11Chapter 10
  12. 12Chapter 11
  13. 13Chapter 12
  14. 14Chapter 13
  15. 15Chapter 14
  16. 16Chapter 15
  17. 17Chapter 16
  18. 18Chapter 17
  19. 19Chapter 18
  20. 20Chapter 19
  21. 21Chapter 20
  22. 22Chapter 21
  23. 23Chapter 22
  24. 24Chapter 23
  25. 25Chapter 25

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