The original 1808 German title page of Goethe's play read simply: "Faust. / Eine Tragödie" ("Faust. / A Tragedy"). The addition of "erster Teil" (in English, "Part One") was retroactively applied by publishers when the sequel was published in 1832 with a title page which read: "Faust. / Der Tragödie zweiter Teil" ("Faust. / The Tragedy's Second Part").
The two plays have been published in English under a number of titles, and are usually referred to as Faust, Parts One and Two.
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The Question and Answer section for Goethe’s Faust is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Goethe’s Faust is based around two supernatural wagers. The first of these wagers occurs in the Prologue and sets up the overarching conflict of the narrative. The scene opens in heaven with two contrasting visions of the world below. The angels...
Goethe sees in Nature the true spiritual and moral foundations of humanity. Humanity's depraved condition comes not from some innate sinfulness, but from a disconnection with the spiritual and divine aspects of Nature. Only a return to these true...
That would mean that Mephistopheles would have had to admit that God created the world which would make the Devil look weaker.
