The paper offers a reading of Goethe's Faust through Carlo Michelstaedter's Persuasion and Rhetoric. The reflection focuses on the figure of the modern individual and their constant dissatisfaction despite a continuous search for pleasure. Starting from an analysis of the first Faust and his famous pact with Mephistopheles, Faust's character will be compared to Michelstaedter's 'deluded persuaded' through the concepts of the present moment, pleasure, and boredom.
L'elaborato propone una lettura del Faust di Goethe attraverso La Persuasione e la Rettorica di Carlo Michelstaedter. La riflessione si incentra sulla figura dell' individuo moderno e la sua costante insoddisfazione nonostante una continua ricerca del piacere. Partendo da un'analisi del primo Faust e del suo celeberrimo patto con Mefistofele, la figura di Faust sarà paragonata al "persuaso illuso" di Michelstaedter attraverso i concetti di: attimo presente, piacere e noia.
Una lettura del Faust di Goethe attraverso la Persuasione e la Rettorica di Michelstaedter: Faust e "l'individualità illusoria".
CAVALLARO, SOFIA
2025/2026
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The paper offers a reading of Goethe's Faust through Carlo Michelstaedter's Persuasion and Rhetoric. The reflection focuses on the figure of the modern individual and their constant dissatisfaction despite a continuous search for pleasure. Starting from an analysis of the first Faust and his famous pact with Mephistopheles, Faust's character will be compared to Michelstaedter's 'deluded persuaded' through the concepts of the present moment, pleasure, and boredom.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/117294