Knowledge and the unknowable are the keys needed to unlock the 19th-century perception of the Faust myth. The modern idea of a deal with the devil for financial or carnal supremacy is completely ...

If you ever read Marlowe or Goethe in a college English class, you know that the devil was stealing souls in Germany long before he moved on to Charlie Daniels in Georgia — the 16th century, in fact.

I fully realize that for many people, Garnett Bruce’s production of “Faust” at the Washington National Opera, which opened at the Kennedy Center on Saturday night, will be a welcome relief. It’s a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since it first premiered in 1926, F.W. Murnau’s “Faust” has been lauded as one of the greatest silent films ever made. And in the century that’s followed, striking a deal with the ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The devil’s deal trope spans movie genres from Murnau’s 1926 “Faust” to comedies like “Bedazzled.” “Him,” Jordan ...