The main reason for theHarz being a central point for folklore, paganism andwitchcraft is...
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The main reason for the
Harz being a central point for folklore, paganism and
witchcraft is due to the region's
highest peak... ..the Brocken. Its mystical landscape has
inspired some of Germany's most culturally influential
people, such as Wagner, the Brothers Grimm... ..and the celebrated
German writer, Goethe. {\an5}Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
who of course holds a place in German literature, in German
culture very similar to Shakespeare, his central work is
the Faust legend. In Goethe's play, the
central character Faust, unhappy and disillusioned
with his life, makes a pact with the devil
in order to receive unlimited knowledge and
earthly pleasures
Harz being a central point for folklore, paganism and
witchcraft is due to the region's
highest peak... ..the Brocken. Its mystical landscape has
inspired some of Germany's most culturally influential
people, such as Wagner, the Brothers Grimm... ..and the celebrated
German writer, Goethe. {\an5}Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
who of course holds a place in German literature, in German
culture very similar to Shakespeare, his central work is
the Faust legend. In Goethe's play, the
central character Faust, unhappy and disillusioned
with his life, makes a pact with the devil
in order to receive unlimited knowledge and
earthly pleasures
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The main reason for the
Harz being a central point
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for folklore, paganism and
witchcraft
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is due to the region's
highest peak...
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..the Brocken.
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Its mystical landscape has
inspired some of Germany's
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most culturally influential
people, such as Wagner,
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the Brothers Grimm...
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..and the celebrated
German writer, Goethe.
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{\an5}Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
who of course holds a place
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in German literature, in German
culture very similar to Shakespeare,
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his central work is
the Faust legend.
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In Goethe's play, the
central character Faust,
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unhappy and disillusioned
with his life,
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makes a pact with the devil
in order to receive
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unlimited knowledge and
earthly pleasures.
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Movie Summary
Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.
