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If the reader has the stomach for this much detail, have at it. If not, just move along.
My interpretation of the TOTC poem map found that Fenn introduced mystical/fictional characters Faust and Mephistopheles into the Chase game thru the fictional characters John Fist and Breed in John Hersey's book, Too Far To Walk.
"Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar but one dissatisfied with his life who therefore makes a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works that have reinterpreted it through the ages."
"The story was popularised in England by Christopher Marlowe ( 1564 – 30 May 1593), who gave it a classic treatment in his play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. In Goethe's reworking of the story two hundred years later, Faust becomes a dissatisfied intellectual that yearns for "more than earthly meat and drink" in his life."
"The Emperor William II of Germany (1859 – 1941) erected a Monument to Goethe (by Gustav Eberlein), in Villa Borghese Park, Rome, Italy where Goethe (1749 - 1832) is shown with Mignon, Iphigeneia and Faust.
In the attached photograph of a portion of the monument to honor Goethe, Faust is shown with Mephistpopheles, known as the mystical Devil's agent in Goethe's writings."
"Faust and the adjective Faustian imply a situation in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success for a delimited term. Translated as "fist" in High German, the name "Faust" suggests someone who resorts to extraordinary means to achieve goals, akin to if not actually involving force; it also implies unusual tenacity and persistence."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link to Goethe
