(meh-fist-OFF-oh-leas).
Felix Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage was inspired by two short poems by this author. This author asked "Who rides so late through the night and wind?" in his poem about a child killed by a supernatural being, "The Erl King." This author wrote a two-part play whose title character fathers a child with Gretchen and marries Helen of Troy after selling his soul to Mephistopheles (meh-fist-OFF-oh-leas). For 10 points, name this German author of Faust.
Felix Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage was inspired by two short poems by this author.
Johann Wolfgang von {Goethe}