In this work, man is described as "more brutish than any brute" and all human souls are called to be in a constant state of "becoming." The soldier Valentine challenges the title character to a duel over a loss of honor, which arose from that title character's ability to woo Gretchen thanks to the powers of Mephistopheles. For ten points, name this story in two parts about a German scholar and his dealings with the Devil,
In this work, man is described as "more brutish than any brute" and all human souls are called to be in a constant state of "becoming." The soldier Valentine challenges the title character to a duel over a loss of honor, which arose from that title character's ability to woo Gretchen thanks to the powers of Mephistopheles. For ten points, name this story in two parts about a German scholar and his dealings with the Devil, written by Goethe [GUR-tha].
In this work, man is described as "more brutish than any brute" and all human souls are called to be in a constant state of "becoming."
{Faust}