Facts about Faustian Bargain

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   In the legend, Faust's pact with the devil is typically set for a fixed term of 24 years, after which his soul is claimed.

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   A Faustian bargain has become a widespread cultural metaphor describing any deal that sacrifices moral integrity or long-term wellbeing for immediate gain.

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   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's dramatic poem Faust, completed in two parts, represents the most celebrated literary retelling of the Faustian bargain myth.

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   Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, written in the late 16th century, is among the earliest dramatic works to popularize the Faustian bargain as a literary theme.

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   The concept of a Faustian bargain derives from German legend, in which the scholar Faust trades his soul to the devil Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge and power.

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