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I took a peek at the lower level of Hell (Tumblr is above Twitter. I wandered over to Twitter…) and I saw that Neil Gaiman also likes the Harry Clarke Faust illustrations.
There are times when I feel like I’m the only one in the world who likes certain things and then Neil Gaiman unintentionally reminds me that I’m not alone. I think I needed that tonight and didn’t even realize it.
These ones below were not already saved to my harddrive. The above ones were.
It’s a shame Harry Clarke never did Faust Part 2.
For those who want to read Faust but never have, here is a fairly decent English language translation of Faust Parts 1 and 2 on PDF format. It doesn’t have the Harry Clarke illustrations though.
Faust is one of my favorite stories but I strongly prefer Goethe’s version to Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. I like the ending in Goethe’s Faust Part 2 better than previous versions of the tale. I like the message about hope, love, and caring about others.
There’s also a beautiful silent film from 1926, from F. W. Murnau (who also gave us Nosferatu). It’s in the public domain so you should be able to find it easily on Youtube. It’s the only film adaptation that I know of that actually tried to adapt parts 1 and 2… well, other than the children’s show, Wishbone.
The Power metal albums “Epica” and “The Black Halo” by the band Kamelot also retell Faust Parts 1 and 2 if played back to back. They just change Marguerite’s name to Helena, and Faust’s name is Ariel. Mephisto’s name is left alone.
I went through a slight obsession a few years back…
About 21 years ago there was auction at Sotheby’s of Fantasy Art. I only managed to buy one piece in it, the cheapest of all, but that one was this Harry Clarke illustration of Mephistopheles and Faust. It brings me joy, still.
