| 单词 | Mephistopheles |
| 例句 | Psst, Mephistopheles, are you still around, making deals on behalf of the Devil? Review: ‘Doctor Faustus,’ All That Heaven Won’t Allow 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Rothbart — this ballet’s Mephistopheles — has become the “Swan Lake” character that no current production presents seriously enough. Critic?s Notebook: One Classic Ballet, Many Interpretations 2011-07-05T00:25:11Z Mephistopheles: No bother / How about these jewels / And the mirror? Digested opera: Faust 2010-09-22T15:58:00Z He began the evening his usual exuberant self, even - somewhat inappropriately - performing his acrobatic stunt just after Mephistopheles restores his youth. Review: Alagna as a cartwheeling `Faust' at Met 2011-12-24T21:31:04Z “My favourite stage direction ever,” Dilley tells me between takes, “is the one telling me Mephistopheles is troubled by the Kantian dialectic.” A hotline to Satan: why is the ex-CEO of Vodafone making a film version of Faust? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z “Half Gypsy, half Franciscan monk,” he called himself; another contemporary called him “Mephistopheles disguised as a priest.” Looking at Franz Liszt on His Bicentenary 2011-10-22T04:00:08Z Mephistopheles: Just stick with me / For the best totty / At the click of my fingers / I can get rid of all mingers. Digested opera: Faust 2010-09-22T15:58:00Z Rubbing his hands together, gleefully, like some kind of cut-rate Mephistopheles. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Melody Moore's stolid Marguerite and Iain Paterson's stylish but vocally confined Mephistopheles give adequate support. Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z There seems a skip in the story here, as the next section shows Faust again miserable having abandoned her, but enticed again by Mephistopheles with a tale of Marguerite imprisoned and about to be hanged. 'Faust' bedeviled by phantom alarm, but carried by heavenly voices 2012-06-22T19:35:49Z After signing a blood pact with manly fortitude and staunch enthusiasm, Faustus is granted 24 years of life with Mephistopheles at hand to do his bidding. Review: ‘Doctor Faustus,’ All That Heaven Won’t Allow 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In most films this would be the voice of Mephistopheles, here it's the voice of enlightened common sense. Django Unchained: tackling Lincoln-era America on film 2013-01-25T06:59:01Z His distinctive profile and small goatee evoked both Uncle Sam and the devil, earning him the nickname the Yankee Mephistopheles. Félix Fénéon, the Collector-Anarchist Who Was Seurat’s First Champion 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Parker was Presley’s manager for most of his career, and Hanks portrays him as part small-time grifter, part full-blown Mephistopheles. ‘Elvis’ Review: Shocking the King Back to Life 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z His Mephistopheles, Arthur Darvill, looks even more at odds with the occasion, which pretty much negates the symbiotic dance toward death upon which both men are embarked. Theater Review: 'Betrayal' With Just Enough Sting 2011-06-28T12:00:06Z She's cooking spaghetti, but he tries to tempt her into a "proper dinner," playing Mephistopheles to her ascetic Faust. Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan share a sensibility on separate stages 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Mephistopheles: No one cares what you think / Because you are going to die / In the war / And Marguerite will be miserable. Digested opera: Faust 2010-09-22T15:58:00Z None of that matters to the audience; what viewers see is Jonah Hill playing Diveroli as a rotund, coke-snorting Mephistopheles with a genuinely disturbing laugh. Bros in the heart of darkness: Jonah Hill and Miles Teller’s ”War Dogs” is a scathing indictment of Dick Cheney’s America 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z He is playing Mephistopheles, the women are interpreting the child-devouring Lamia of Greek myth, and I’m watching day 13 of an unlikely and wildly ambitious film shoot. A hotline to Satan: why is the ex-CEO of Vodafone making a film version of Faust? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Yet that being the case, why does he not simply send Mephistopheles packing, marry his stage manager and live happily ever after? Faustus doctored as Marlowe gets a monster-inspired makeover 2013-02-28T12:47:03Z So Newman’s Faust is a cantankerous debate not between Faust and Mephistopheles but between a God who may not exist and a Devil reduced to cynicism by observing the pain that humans inflict and endure. Randy Newman's Faust: The Devil Laughs and Cries 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Mephistopheles: Let's praise Satan instead / So if you will allow me / To introduce myself ... Digested opera: Faust 2010-09-22T15:58:00Z This means that Mr. Beale is portraying a perception of Stalin, a nightmare Mephistopheles, which makes his accomplishment as an actor the more formidable. Arts & Leisure: ?Richard II,? ?Madness of King George? and ?Collaborators? in London 2012-02-12T06:00:50Z Mephistopheles: Have no fear / The devil is here / Or ici in French / Just tell me what you want / How about some Viagra? Digested opera: Faust 2010-09-22T15:58:00Z Beelzebub and Mephistopheles remain unchallenged as names for our eternal adversary. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z In life, however, Höfgen plays Faust, the weak, tempted one, while the part of Mephistopheles is taken by the Nazi state and its functionaries. Stories of Then That Still Hold Up Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z But perhaps an even more radical departure has been the decision to give Mephistopheles a sex change – if demonic succubi can be said to have any gender at all, that is. Faustus doctored as Marlowe gets a monster-inspired makeover 2013-02-28T12:47:03Z Höfgen’s most acclaimed role — and yes, he’s talented — is as the demon Mephistopheles in Goethe’s “Faust,” who persuades the hero to sell his soul in return for worldly wealth, status and pleasure. Stories of Then That Still Hold Up Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z You may not recall Christopher Marlowe having written about gimp masks, or CIA agents, or Mephistopheles' exotic underwear. Faustus doctored as Marlowe gets a monster-inspired makeover 2013-02-28T12:47:03Z Though lyrically it trolls familiar dark territory — he declares himself the “Mephistopheles of Los Angeles” — musically it leans toward crunchy, spare blues rock riffs and away from industrial-sounding overproduction. A Dark Prince Steps Into the Light 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z That has been the situation for all of Donose's appearances in the role of Marguerite, the innocent young woman who falls in love with Faust, a world-weary scholar who bargains away his soul to Mephistopheles. Seattle Symphony to stage Berlioz's hard-to-categorize 'Faust' 2012-06-14T20:48:09Z Nor is it terribly intriguing when the Spittituccis prey on the vanity of the messenger, rendered with preening arrogance by Doug Wilder, to lure him into their show as Mephistopheles. The new farce ‘The Good Devil’ presents a banana peel of a plot 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Like Faust, he’s incessantly creative and ambitious; like Mephistopheles, he has in a sardonic eye for human vanity and striving. A hotline to Satan: why is the ex-CEO of Vodafone making a film version of Faust? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z At Liverpool Playhouse, Philip Wilson presented a grotesque, historical fashion parade in which Mephistopheles took the form of a sharp-suited drug courier. Faustus doctored as Marlowe gets a monster-inspired makeover 2013-02-28T12:47:03Z Icarus, Mephistopheles and the Valkyries fall, saints and angels ascend either on wings or up Jacob's ladder to the certainty of heaven or cosmic oblivion. Flight of fancy: how aviation changed art for ever 2012-08-17T21:55:08Z In Gershwin’s “They All Laughed,” when he delivers the line “But ho, ho, ho/who’s got the last laugh now!,” those ho-hos are so booming that he sounds like Mephistopheles. music: Ren?e Fleming?s Crossover to Rock, ?Dark Hope? 2010-05-28T14:47:00Z Essentially three character sketches, of Faust, Gretchen and Mephistopheles, with a choral apotheosis tacked on at the end, its structural weaknesses and fitful sense of direction scarcely proclaim a symphonist. LPO/Jurowski 2010-05-03T21:45:00Z Spending his days with Mephistopheles doesn’t ruffle him a bit, but Care? Review: A Devil’s Bargain, Live and on Video, in ‘Faust 2.0’ 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Mephistopheles: Pledge your soul to my gang / And you will not hang. Digested opera: Faust 2010-09-22T15:58:00Z Faust and Mephistopheles wear suits, surrounded by scientists in white lab coats. McAnuff's nuclear version of `Faust' back at Met 2013-03-22T17:02:13Z But the old stories of the magicians and their bargains, of Faust and his Mephistopheles, suggest that we would be wise to fear apparent obedience as well. Seeing magic in science, we seek the prophecies of oracles in AI 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z And yet, here I was, offering them up to the avowed enemy of all humankind throughout millennia: Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, Asmodeus, Al-Shaitan — the Devil. Perspective | I brought my kids to the Devil for Christmas. And they’re fine. Right? 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Fledgling designers ca n not afford to hire big venues for tiny audiences or risk a last-minute cancellation, said Stephane Vienne, from production and press firm Mephistopheles. In Paris, a fashion eco-system on edge as shows disappear 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z The play’s main character, a scholar named Heinrich Faust, trades his immortal souls to the devil, Mephistopheles. Jordan B. Peterson’s ‘12 Rules for Life’ pulled from New Zealand bookstore in response to massacre 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z We went down a slide connecting the ground floor of a building called Heaven, with a white interior, to a lower level with an elevator whose floors were marked Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub and Mephistopheles. Willy Wonka and the Medical Software Factory 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z In the poet’s magnum opus, a well-intentioned scholar is led astray by the demon Mephistopheles. Zuckerberg needs a wizard to clean up Facebook’s mess 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Masterminding the plot is a figure code-named Mephistopheles—a shadowy presence whom the reader learns much more about than do the detectives. Mysteries: The Killer in the Crescent City 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z None of Mephistopheles’ 14 most regular customers are staging full events next week. In Paris, a fashion eco-system on edge as shows disappear 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Mephistopheles would be pleased to learn even with current inflation, the price of a soul is a mere $8.8M. From Utah, Secretive Help for a Russian Oligarch and His Jet 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The original Faust sells his soul to the demon Mephistopheles in exchange for eternal youth and knowledge. Q&A: The AI composer : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Each time he tries to achieve something positive, Mephistopheles contrives to twist it toward evil ends. Zuckerberg needs a wizard to clean up Facebook’s mess 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z While Faust is busy succumbing to the wiles of the devilish Mephistopheles, God up in heaven, surrounded by angels, remains confident that his erring servant will eventually come good. The 10 best representations of God in culture 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Elijah Muhammad, whose presence hovers over this book like Mephistopheles, treated him like a son. The connected worlds of Muhammad Ali and Malcom X 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Harington said the role of the demon Mephistopheles would be played by a woman, but casting is still to be announced. Kit Harrington learns magic for Doctor Faustus role - BBC News 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Our minds are embodied both physically and socially, as Mephistopheles knows. Q&A: The AI composer : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z But they are the opposite of solemn; Goethe delights in his burlesque Mephistopheles, always mocking and jesting, as he does in the wild coincidences and improbabilities of Wilhelm’s career. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Remember that when Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus says "charm me, that I may be invisible, to do what I please, unseen of any", he's asking Mephistopheles. Vanishing point: five ways to become invisible 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z In the Gilded Age, the American public thought of the notorious stock market manipulator Jay Gould as the "Mephistopheles of Wall Street", a cold and calculating devil manipulating the market with ease. Money and the financial crisis in art 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z But these kids make for wan enemies, after the Mephistopheles Berezovsky almost too small to pick on. Putin Needs an Enemy 2013-03-25T11:06:00Z And in his art he mirrored the quality to perfection—the Mephistopheles of his Faust Symphony. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z As in the traditional folktale, and as in the Christopher Marlowe play, Goethe’s Faust sells his soul to the Devil, Mephistopheles. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Jackie himself careered up and down in the sunshine like a contented sort of Mephistopheles. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z He is the very personification of market manipulation, with stock prices moved not by the invisible hand of supply and demand, but by the visible hand of the Mephistopheles of Wall Street himself. Money and the financial crisis in art 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z "But Mephistopheles was rather a gentleman," Flora remarked. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The Faust Symphony intends not at all to embody musically Goethe's poem, but gives, as its title indicates, three character figures, Faust, Gretchen and Mephistopheles. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The huge crouching figure of a winged Mephistopheles, and in the Hall of the Banners flags—marvels of immobile drapery—that stood out at right angles from the pillar whence they were suspended. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z He is a very accomplished man, with the look of Mephistopheles in the "Devil's Walk," and she is certainly a most fascinating woman. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z But as a writer, never was the modern Mephistopheles, "the spirit that denieth," more worthily represented than by Balzac. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z So you look upon me as a sort of Mephistopheles, eh? Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Mephistopheles, the 'spirit that denies,' 'for all that does arise deserves to perish,' is the principle of the piece. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Like their patron Mephistopheles, however, they do not care for carrion, nor do they destroy furniture or stuffs. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z It was the catape doing homage to Mephistopheles, in the witch's chamber. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z He is always at your elbow—a mercenary Mephistopheles—suggesting drives or sails, and recommending certain yachts, boats, and carriages with insinuative irresistibleness. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Look at those two switches, marked 'M' and 'A.' They stand for 'Mephistopheles and Apollyon'—the name of the firm who supplied the engine. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The work creates musical portraits of the aging philosopher, Gretchen and Mephistopheles, and for the finale, there’s a ringing invocation of the Eternal Feminine. Hurt’s Krapp, The Antlers, Sendak’s ’Schnozzola,’: NYC Weekend 2011-12-09T14:44:03Z On City Room, Michael Powell wonders if the Mets once made a deal with Mephistopheles. Bats: Mets Fans Can Tolerate Pain, But This Much? 2011-12-07T15:55:28Z His eyebrows rise a little, like those of Mephistopheles, towards his temples, with an expression that is inflexibly sarcastic, and sometimes menacing. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z At a fair spot on the earth, his flight comes to an end: his pinions drop, and Mephistopheles is at his side. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z When the vision passes away, Faust is decided, and he drinks the potion Mephistopheles prescribes. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Mr. Kingston, smiling to himself like Mephistopheles under his waxed moustache, was left with Rachel in the doorway. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z "There's no doubt Mephistopheles was one of Shakespeare's grandest creations," said Dr. Hickey hurriedly. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Is this the witches' Sabbath of our pale Mephistopheles—his night of goblins? Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z I told L. C. M. she might put "A Modern Mephistopheles" in my list of books. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Hers is a necessary but unimportant character, as she has no solo and is merely a foil for Mephistopheles. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z In short, she was the ideal victim and was selected as such by Mephistopheles who, whatever else he may have been, was a judge of character. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z In the second part it is virtually a new Faust who, at the hands of a new Mephistopheles, goes out into a world that is not ours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Mephistopheles of Goethe's "Faust" is a person of gentlemanly proclivities compared with Heathcliff…. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z It is well written, in a more finished style than any of her other work, except "Modern Mephistopheles," and the dialogue is vigorous and sprightly. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Marguerite rushes into the house, and Faust is aroused by the unwelcome voice of Mephistopheles. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z As for Patti—I have a picture of Adelina as Marguerite in which she looks like Satan's own daughter, a young and feminine Mephistopheles to the life. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Belzebub is the cynic of the play—a compound of Iago and Mephistopheles. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Paul Gay is an elegant Mephistopheles, more baritone than bass. Roberto Alagna Blasts From Test Tube to Paris Triumph: Review 2011-10-04T23:25:32Z In "Moods" and "A Modern Mephistopheles" we have proof of her interest in difficult subjects. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Before the song is ended, Martha, the matron in whose care Marguerite has been entrusted, comes into the garden, and soon is followed by Faust and Mephistopheles. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z He drew away in the moonlight, nodding and grinning to himself—a grotesque Mephistopheles if you will—yet deeper and darker than friend or foe imagined. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Some Mephistopheles whispered in my ear to look among the older poets for something but little known, and transfer it as mine to a page in the fatal book. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Pierrot was there, and Pierrette, and Mephistopheles, and Bacchus, and a very realistic Pirate. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z Ever yours, L. M. A. Her publisher wished to issue a new edition of "A Modern Mephistopheles," and to add to it 379 her story "A Whisper in the Dark," to which she consented. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Mephistopheles stands over her, and his face beams with satanic glee. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z A circle of Kroomen were sitting mending a foresail; Mephistopheles suddenly appeared in their midst. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z In the fifth act Margaretta is in prison, and Faust and Mephistopheles come to rescue her. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z If Mephistopheles had been by to tempt me, I would have sold my soul to have wreaked vengeance on them both. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z I hope to do "A Tragedy of To-day" this summer, and it can come out in the fall or next spring, with "Modern Mephistopheles," "Work," and "Moods." Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z The courting as done by Mephistopheles is highly absurd, and is, in fact, the only touch of humor in the opera. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Mephistopheles, as the captain not inaptly called him, knew me, however, and took his cockroaches from my hand, although perfectly frantic when any one else went near him. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Then as Mephistopheles came in, he gradually let them loose with a terrible crescendo, and made you feel as if hell suddenly gaped at your feet. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Did Mephistopheles ever come out in full harness, with horns and tail complete, eh? Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z It would do to fill up "Modern Mephistopheles," as it is not long, unless I want it to be. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z She tries to pray and find comfort in her despair, but an awful voice mocks her endeavors, and that voice is Mephistopheles, who comes to her now in his true character. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z His Prodigal Son, especially, is remarkable for the fancy with which the spirit of evil is embodied in a figure constantly recurring, and like that of Mephistopheles exhibiting temptation in a human yet demoniacal shape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z But in practice I looked like a carnival Mephistopheles, while Hugh Deventer's feather generally drooped over one eye in a drunken fashion. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The Italian Faust is only too susceptible to the invitations of the foreign Mephistopheles. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Went for some weeks to the Bellevue, and wrote "A Modern Mephistopheles" for the No Name Series. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z She presently perceives Mephistopheles, and the sight fills her with terror. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z How often the Mephistopheles within her soul had jeeringly cried. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z They were scarlet and black; but while reminding the young players that those were the traditional colours of Mephistopheles, I disclaimed any intention of suggesting a common origin. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z The sordid Mephistopheles of a buyer usually finds as sordid a temper in the Faust of a seller whom he tempts. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Mephistopheles suddenly appears to him, and introduces him to the mysteries of the nether world. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z How Mephistopheles came to Dr. Faustus' house, and what happened between them. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z He stood with one arm akimbo, the other resting on the table, and grinned like a vulgar Mephistopheles. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z The Mephistopheles of Marlowe, as of the old Faust-books, for all his brave buffoonery, is a melancholy devil, with a soul above the unsavoury hell in which he is forced to pass a hopeless existence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Mephistopheles is an agent of the Devil in human form. Dr Who to Dr Faustus 2011-06-10T04:31:30Z The name refers to Faust’s devil, Mephistopheles, and means “he who loves not the light” in Greek. Hungry Worms From Hell 2011-06-01T21:12:58Z This pastime so pleased Faustus, that he gave Mephistopheles the will that he had made, and kept a copy of it in his own hands. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Dark arts started to the foreground, like imps around Mephistopheles concealed. Loveliness A Story 2011-04-27T02:00:23.450Z “Tell me,” says Faust, in the puppet-play, to Mephistopheles, “what would you do if you could attain to everlasting salvation?” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Insane at her defeat, at her loss of power, for which she had lived, for which she had sold her soul to Mephistopheles. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z A spirit called Mephistopheles was given him as a servant, with whom he travelled about, enjoying life in all its forms, but the evil spirit finally carried him off. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Having taken this prospect of hell, the spirit Mephistopheles took him in his arms, and carried him home to his own house, when he awaking, he was amazed at what he saw in his dream. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Balanqu�, who created the part of Mephistopheles, was a clever actor, whose gesture, appearance, and voice admirably suited that weird and diabolical personage. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z The essential change which Goethe himself introduced into the story is in the nature of the pact between Faust and Mephistopheles, and in the character of Mephistopheles himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z On the countenances of the lovers an expression of contentment, sweet and serene; on his a look such as Mephistopheles gave to Gretchen, escaping from his toils. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z It is the old legend of selling your ego to Mephistopheles. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z The gentry being come, and ready to sit down to dinner, in an instant Mephistopheles came and took all away with him, leaving them full of admiration. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Who would believe that this old man, calling himself a friend, was the veriest, worst, most malignant Mephistopheles, holding in the heart so wicked a purpose, such an infamous design?” The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Goethe’s Mephistopheles would have made no such reply. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z You might even argue that the relationship between consultant and client is an age-old one: Faust and Mephistopheles, Iago and Othello, Tiresias and Oedipus. How do you write a play about management consultants? 2011-03-23T16:44:10Z Thus Mephistopheles has a philosophy, and is justified and consistent in his own eyes; yet in the course of the drama he wears various masks and has various moods. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z This good man was no sooner gone away than Mephistopheles found him pensive and on his bed. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z He had watched the gay little party of three with an air that was like Mephistopheles sneering at Faust. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The conception that underlies the compact of Faust with Mephistopheles is far more subtle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He was a heartless Faust, ready to take counsel of Mephistopheles and betray poor trusting Gretchen. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Mephistopheles, for instance, is extremely old; he feels older than the universe. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Satan is to be studied by following his progress; Mephistopheles by attending to his remarks. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z "And to Mephistopheles the witch says-- "'And nine is one And ten is none That is the witches' one times one.' Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z It is because Mephistopheles fails to give him this self-satisfaction 213 or to absorb his being in the pleasures he provides, that the compact comes to nothing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z On the countenances of the lovers an expression of contentment, sweet and serene; on his a look such as Mephistopheles gave to Gretchen escaping from his toils. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z One of these less amiable spirits of the atmosphere, especially of its ambient fire, is the Mephistopheles of Goethe. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Satan has a few sublime conceptions; Mephistopheles has accumulated a mass of observations. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z It is the suggestiveness of the love scenes, the red costume of Mephistopheles, the electrical effects, and the rain of fire that give the thrill desired—all pure melodrama of course. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z For although the chorus of villagers was frightful, and Faust and Mephistopheles spouted and declaimed blank verse at each other—whole pages of Goethe, yet the acting was superb. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The characteristics of Faust and Mephistopheles never became fully linked in Verlaine; they only interlaced. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z The dramatic figure of Mephistopheles had been fixed long before in its graphic characteristics. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Meanwhile, we shall be much assisted in our efforts to conceive Goethe’s Mephistopheles by keeping in mind what we have been saying about Milton’s Satan. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The best that is in him, as Mephistopheles says in Faust, he dare not tell them; and as the substance of this possession is spiritual, to withhold is often to lose it. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z If Mephistopheles needed a car, this would be it. Luxury Cars Go on a Diet 2010-10-06T00:28:00Z Suddenly, Mephistopheles, who happened to be the club’s resident golf pro, appeared, sipping a scotch on the rocks. The column David Brooks should have written today 2010-06-22T17:01:00Z The soberest truth, when unwelcome, may seem to the sentimental as diabolical as the most cynical lie; so that in spite of the very unequal justness of his various sentiments, Mephistopheles retains his dramatic unity. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z It is to be noted that throughout the whole drama there is no evidence that it was an object of very earnest solicitude with Mephistopheles to gain possession of the soul of Faust. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z He laughed in a way that would have made his fortune had he played Mephistopheles upon the stage. A Double Knot If Mephistopheles needed a car, this would be it. Luxury Cars Go on a Diet 2010-10-06T00:28:00Z It was the laugh of a man who believed he had succeeded in an evil thing—such a laugh as Mephistopheles uttered when he watched the ruin of Faust and Marguerite. The Man Who Rose Again His bond with Mephistopheles is an expression of this romantic faith. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z It may be best, therefore, to take Mephistopheles as a character in a drama which we wish to study. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The devil wasn't in it, but a woman was, an individual that causes as much mischief as any Asmodeus, Belphégor, or Mephistopheles. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Mephistopheles, on the contrary, was admirable, and would have done honour to Her Majesty's in the days of Titiens and Trebelli. Glories of Spain Mephistopheles in the form of Harnett Ammerton seemed to whisper in the schoolmaster's ears, "Do you take pride to yourself that you taught that man to read?" Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches What enchants an ingenuous soul can only amuse Mephistopheles; what torments it gives him a sardonic satisfaction. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Indeed, if one had space, one could make more use of the Paradise Regained as exhibiting the transition of Satan into Mephistopheles. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z As Mephistopheles to Faust came Horace Cos to aid the impulse, and Cecil turned to him with one of her radiant smiles. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories If Mephistopheles had been at work, he had done his work well. Glories of Spain As Michael rose to follow Meats, he felt that he was like Faust with Mephistopheles. Sinister Street, vol. 1 And with these words—a last challenge and mock surrender to Mephistopheles—he sinks into the grave open at his feet. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z For here we have Mephistopheles out of his element, and contrasted with his old co-equals. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z And finally there was Mephistopheles, whose disposition may have been soured under some previous ownership,—since the blame must be placed somewhere. Unexplored! I proposed to cure her, to make life dear to her, to transform Mephistopheles, 'first of all I must bring her into better company.' The Children of the World Now, in the endeavor to postpone the judgment, they prepare arguments under captions that have a friendly sound but are at bottom bitterer than cassia and more mockful than the laughter of Mephistopheles. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 As Faust expires, or rather before he does so, Mephistopheles posts one of his little demons at each aperture of the hero's body, lest the soul should slip out without being caught. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z To this great nature struggling with itself Mephistopheles is linked. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Whether Herder and Merck had been present or not, Goethe would have found Mephistopheles in his own heart. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Jeff had a good ear for voices, however, and Billy’s mustache still kept more than a hint of Mephistopheles. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus "So then, I 'm the Mephistopheles to your Faust," said Linton, laughing heartily; "but what piece of credulous benevolence has cost you this panegyric and me this censure?" Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) What Mephistopheles says to the young student is only a clever expansion of what Faust had said in his first monologue about the vanity of science and of the learned professions. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z To Mephistopheles the world seems going to perdition as fast as it can, while in the same universal confusion beings like the Archangels recognise the good struggling with the evil. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Therefore let Mephistopheles, the spirit of negation, try his worst, and at the last discover how an earnest striver's ways are justified by God. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Curiously reminiscent of Mephistopheles bantering Faust, was Ritchie as he looked across at Campbell. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 While this bungling disciple of Mephistopheles was digging his own pitfall, Virginie was in some perplexity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Dead men, Mephistopheles observes, do not interest him. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Milton’s Satan and Goethe’s Mephistopheles are literary performances; and, for what they prove, neither Milton nor Goethe need have believed in a Devil at all. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Faust is the idealist, Mephistopheles is the realist, of the eighteenth century. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 When I am singing Mephistopheles in Faust I am in a theater at least six hours—the make-up alone requires at least one and one-half hours. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Of Faure's Mephistopheles, in "Faust," a critic of 1876 writes, "No impersonation of this character at all approaching the general excellence of his could be named." Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday In the two earlier versions of Faust, Mephistopheles appears without introduction; we find him amusing himself by giving ambiguous advice to an innocent scholar, and accompanying Faust in his wanderings. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Goethe’s Mephistopheles might pass for one of these. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z And Mephistopheles's first attempt to degrade Faust is a failure. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Vapour rose—or was it indeed the mist from the mountains among the birch trees?—and out of the vapour came Mephistopheles in the garb of a travelling scholar. Bye-Ways As the flame flared up, a dull red glare illumined the face of Dr. Medjora, making him seem in his companion's fancy the prototype of Mephistopheles himself. A Modern Wizard As it is, Mephistopheles is far more modest. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z On the other hand, Milton’s Satan and Goethe’s Mephistopheles are poetical creations, the one epic, the other dramatic. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The wrong he has wrought may be blind and terrible as that of Othello to Desdemona; but it is not the serpentine stinging of an Iago or a Mephistopheles. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 His Faust turns out to be a Ballet, with Mephistopheles metamorphosed into a Danseuse! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Apparently Mephistopheles won't stand joking, for he resented the liberty by depriving the transgressor of his identity forever, and made him become each instant whatever character occurred to the mind of him he talked to. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Dogs and demons of the air are forms of the Earth-Spirit as much as man; man has no special dignity that Mephistopheles should respect. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z The character of Mephistopheles is brought out all through the drama. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z He commissions Mephistopheles to destroy the cottage of old Philemon and Baucis, which stands in the way of his territorial improvements. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Jean Baptiste Faure took up the study of the voice at thirteen, and at twenty-two created the part of Mephistopheles in Faust. What Every Singer Should Know Into the relations of true lovers the will-to-disbelieve never enters, though a Mephistopheles, standing by, can always find reasons enough for prompting it, and sneer at them for a brace of fools. Religious Perplexities Mephistopheles has no prejudice against the snake; he understands and he despises his cousin, the snake, also. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z In fact it is an intellectual defect in Mephistopheles that his having such an eye for evil and his taking such an interest in it prevent him from allowing anything for good in his calculations. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z And now that Faust has at last found satisfaction, and said to the passing moment, "Stay, thou art so fair," the time has come for Mephistopheles to claim his soul. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 He, evidently, was the Mephistopheles of the group. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley "This neighborhood of the Blocksberg is really uncanny--your Mr. Wolff looks like Mephistopheles in person, and this--well, I won't say what--she is really a serious charge for you, Frank." Gertrude's Marriage It is no bargain to buy pleasures on earth at the cost of torments hereafter; for neither Goethe, nor Faust, nor Mephistopheles believes that such pleasures are worth having, or such torments possible. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Respecting the part which Mephistopheles performs in the drama we have already said something. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z For the contrast between the idealist Faust and the realist Mephistopheles exists in some form or other in almost every great creation of Goethe. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 How lovely she looked! said the looking-glass, and the Mephistopheles that is hidden in the corner of every man or woman’s breast suggested that she should keep them. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Mephistopheles is seen scaling the rocks and in agitated recitative tells his companion the story of Marguerite’s crime and imprisonment. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers He is without that simplicity and heartiness which might find even drunken gaiety attractive; to put up with such follies, one must know nothing, like Brander, or everything, like Mephistopheles. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z And while doing all this Mephistopheles is still the same cold, self-possessed, sarcastic being. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Sometimes the nobler spirit of worldliness is dwelt on, as in the case of Antonio; sometimes the cold, hard, cynical side, as in the case of Mephistopheles. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The terrible Roman valet, with his starry eyes and his mandoline, and his audacities, has been like Mephistopheles in the opera to this secluded and innocent little hamlet. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June As its pathetic strains come to a close, the music suddenly changes and Mephistopheles in a characteristic strain summons the will-o’-the-wisps to bewilder the maiden. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers In imitation of The Book of Job, we find the morning stars—the three archangels—singing together; and then follows a very agreeable and humorous conversation between the Lord and Mephistopheles. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Mephistopheles has a distinctly marked physiognomy; Satan has not. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Mephistopheles speaks like a degraded disciple of Voltaire, who has lost his master's positive faith in the human reason. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Goethe was evidently wrong when he introduced Mephistopheles as a black dog instead of a cat similarly colored. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" As for Roger, who did Faust, and Herman Léon, who took the part of Mephistopheles, they might be heard any day in this same theatre; moreover, they were no longer the fashion. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Mephistopheles and his minions execute these orders somewhat roughly: the cottage and chapel are set on fire, and Philemon and Baucis are consumed in the flames, or buried in the ruins. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Satan has strength of purpose; Mephistopheles is volatile. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Berklinger had disappeared as if he had been carried away on Mephistopheles's mantle. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Says Mephistopheles: “Culture, which the whole world licks, Also unto the Devil sticks.” Devil Stories An Anthology As they gradually disappear, Faust wakes and relates to Mephistopheles his vision of the “angel in human form.” The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Faust, and especially Mephistopheles, do have other philosophies on top of their transcendentalism; for this is only a method, to be used in reaching conclusions that shall be critically safeguarded and empirically grounded. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Satan’s greatness lies in the vastness of his motives; Mephistopheles’s in his intimate acquaintance with everything. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z To one pair of eyes, not distant, he now loomed up blacker in broad daylight than the blackest Mephistopheles in a howling Walpurgis night. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 Mephistopheles' words, when he hands over to Faust the proceeds of a voyage. The Forerunners At its close Mephistopheles warns him of the approach of Marguerite and conceals him behind a curtain. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers Mephistopheles is not one of those philosophers who think change and evolution a good in themselves. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z And, besides, Mephistopheles candidly describes himself in it. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Like Faust, the German people have sold their soul to Mephistopheles: Bismarck. German Problems and Personalities The valet looked like Mephistopheles, as he glanced around with a triumphant expression on his swarthy face, and left the room. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson He looks like a benevolent Mephistopheles, and is kindness personified to young artists. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Mephistopheles, by various arts of illusion, secures the triumph of the emperor in a desperate war which he is carrying on against a justifiable insurrection. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Mephistopheles is the Spirit of Evil in modern society. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Given an inversion of their relative positions, I feel like Faust befriended by Mephistopheles. The Moving Finger In Miss Mephistopheles, Mr. Feargus Hume gives us a story much in advance of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 3, 1890. All their answers reminded me of Mephistopheles' reply to Faust's frantic pity for Gretchen, "She is not the first." Records of Later Life So now that Helen is flown, Mephistopheles must come to the rescue, like an amiable nurse, and propose all sorts of pastimes. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z It seems capable of being inferred from this peculiarity in the character of Mephistopheles that Goethe had in his mind all through the poem a certain under-current of allegoric meaning. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Yielding to an irresistible impulse, but without really knowing what he was doing, the Vicomte whipped out a pistol, and, pointing at Mephistopheles, fired. Byways of Ghost-Land The morality, for example, of Goethe and Shakespeare appears in the presentation of such characters as Iago and Mephistopheles. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) This sudden call to duty was like a summons from Mephistopheles to the fulfillment of a forgotten pact. Carmen Ariza These roses, if they touch Mephistopheles and his demons, turn to balls of fire; and although fire is their familiar element, they are scorched and scared away. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Satan is conversant with the moral aspects of things and uses adjectives; Mephistopheles has a preference for nouns, and uses adjectives only to convey significations which he knows to exist. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z It was like the smile of a female Mephistopheles who had succeeded in developing a good pupil; it was full of hatred, contempt, mockery and cruelty; a coarse laugh could not have expressed more. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Believe in a God if you will, but do not degrade him by accepting an interpretation of him that would do injustice to Mephistopheles! Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures Goethe's Mephistopheles is less dignified than Milton's Satan, but he is full of energy and intellect, and if Faust eventually escapes from his clutches it is only by a miracle. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) And this window was in two great sheets of ruby glass, so that Pocket looked down red-hot iron steps into a crimson garden, and therefrom to his companion dyed from head to foot like Mephistopheles. The Camera Fiend Satan may end in being a devil; Mephistopheles is a devil irrecoverably. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z And yet it was what I wanted, was willing to play modern Faust to any Wall Street Mephistopheles–––” “And you are sure it wasn’t a Mephistopheles?” The Gorgeous Girl The sincere seeker for truth, whether he wander through the paths of unbelief or of faith, never forgets to love, never courts notoriety, and is neither a satirical court-fool nor a would-be Mephistopheles. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy At any rate, Mephistopheles is not an object of derision; on the contrary, the laugh is generally on his own side. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) The window is still pointed out at which the eminent diplomatist used to sit surveying the crowds that thronged the Boulevards, with his usual fine and cynical smile, like a Mephistopheles of the nineteenth century. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 He is dragged hither and thither through scenes he has no anxiety to be in, merely that Mephistopheles may enjoy some new and piquant piece of devilry. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z “That,” said Mephistopheles, solemnly, and with no pretense of sophistry, “is the string of death, and he who plays upon it dies at once.” The Fifth String In the drama of Faust Lemaitre's genius took a new development in creating the part of Mephistopheles. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The Mephistopheles evoked by the German Reformation was abroad, and had announced himself to others besides Dr. Faustus, saying, "I am the Spirit who denies." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History In a wine-cellar at Leipsig, where he and Mephistopheles were drinking, some gay fellows said,— “Faust, make grapes grow on a vine on this table.” Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden One sees that Mephistopheles, though acting as a dramatic personage, represents an abstract something or other. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Mephistopheles was a cultured devil, but he is the exception. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character Only last week——' A tall Mephistopheles in scarlet silk, whose high shoulders lent him added height, had joined them. A Modern Mercenary So might Mephistopheles have looked when tempting Faust. A Man of Two Countries Faust and Mephistopheles were seen flying out of the window; the window is still shown in Leipsig. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden And now for a word or two describing Milton’s Satan and Goethe’s Mephistopheles by each other:—Satan is a colossal figure; Mephistopheles an elaborated portrait. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Mephistopheles declared to Faust that he desired evil, but did only good. The Brothers Karamazov Mephistopheles was a person of surprising accomplishments, and the ablest debates in literature are those which Milton puts in the mouths of the grand synod of devils in Pandemonium. Public School Education Yet as Mephistopheles says, “The peril is great.” Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts He caused a dark but very elegant gentleman to appear, whom he presented to Faust as Mephistopheles. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Satan is a fallen Archangel scheming his future existence; Mephistopheles is the modern Spirit of Evil. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z There's something of Mephistopheles about him, or rather of ‘The hero of our time’ ... The Brothers Karamazov Indeed, sometimes when he is telling a story, his face becomes exactly like the face of Mephistopheles in excellent humour with the world’s sinfulness and idiocy. When Winter Comes to Main Street Mephistopheles himself is the most interesting of all Devils. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions Dr. Faustus and Mephistopheles now began to travel into all lands, performing wonders to the amazement of all people wherever they went. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Satan has a sympathetic knowledge of good; Mephistopheles knows good only as a phenomenon. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z When from a passage underground, By frequent crowds encompassed round, Out leaps some little Mephistopheles, Who e'en of all the mob the offal is,” etc. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities But the supreme attempt is the modern poetic one, made by Goethe in his Faust poem, in which is embodied anew the mighty Negative, who is now none other than the devil, Mephistopheles. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary This man seems their evil genius, the red firelight playing on his tall slim figure, transforms him in Philip's eyes to a crimson Mephistopheles. When the Birds Begin to Sing All these influences, and this precocious experience, were for him at this time a sort of personification of Mephistopheles, although not entailing serious consequences; for in the main his belief was not deeply shaken. My Recollections of Lord Byron But Mephistopheles is a devil to the very core. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Scott, in a new Mephistopheles hat, baffles imagination and description. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 He goes; and Mephistopheles, throwing around him Faust's professorial mantle and placing the professorial cap upon his head, awaits the scholar. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Evening Dress was "optional;" and I frankly confess, at whatever risk of his displeasure, that I had not deemed Mephistopheles worthy of a swallow-tailed coat. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis In 1877, for Roberts Brothers' "No Name Series," Miss Alcott wrote "A Modern Mephistopheles," her least agreeable book, but original, imaginative, and powerful. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies Satan’s bad actions are preceded by noble reasonings; Mephistopheles does not reason. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z In the more striking situations, Mephistopheles surrounded by an infernal red atmosphere of his own. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Mephistopheles however sends him back to demand admittance. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' The Evolution-theory may be clearly traced in the two next conceptions: Milton's Satan and Goethe's Mephistopheles. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Miss Alcott's Mephistopheles is even capable of generous impulses. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies Satan is often “inly racked;” Mephistopheles can feel nothing more noble than disappointment. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z But in mind—ah, Iñez, that man is a very Satyr—in heart and soul a Mephistopheles.” The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea He then swells up to a gigantic height, removes the Gorgon-mask, and reveals himself as Mephistopheles once more the northern modern devil; and the curtain falls. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Goethe's Mephistopheles, lastly is the truthful conception of evil as it really exists in a thousand forms, evolved from our own misunderstood and artificially and dogmatically distorted nature. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis It served excellently at first as a Roman toga, and the next year it did well enough for Mephistopheles. Tutors' Lane The exposition, however, of the difference between the two has never been sufficient; and it may give the whole speculation greater interest if, in addition to Milton’s Satan and Goethe’s Mephistopheles, we include Luther’s Devil. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z At this moment Mephistopheles, the incarnation of the Evil One, appears and persuades him to try life in a new shape. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas At the summons of Mephistopheles appear three gigantic warriors by whose help the battle is won, and Faust gains his reward—the stretch of land on the shore of the ocean. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' The more nearly we approach Darwin's primitive man, the ape, the nearer do we draw to the Mephistopheles who shows us his exact nature with impudent sincerity in Goethe's "Faust." Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis This is such a curriculum as Mephistopheles, in his character of Magister, might have recommended in irony to the student who sought his counsel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Goethe’s Mephistopheles, we shall find, on the other hand, reveals himself in the characteristic propositions which he utters. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The doll peremptorily asks for food, and Mephistopheles indicates, that it is to be found in the kitchen. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Faust and Mephistopheles galloping past on black horses. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles in his real nature is without any higher aspirations, he argues with a sarcastic smile on his lips, he is ironical with sophisticated sharpness. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Give him four legs and a wide plain, and he needed no Mephistopheles to bid him ride to perdition as fast as his nag could carry him. Rookwood It will be easy to express more precisely the idea which we have acquired of him when we come to contrast him with Goethe’s Mephistopheles. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z While the worthy pair go to fetch it, Mephistopheles hastily exchanging words with his lady-love, vanishes into his sleeping room. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas The court astrologer announces the play and Mephistopheles is installed in the prompter's box. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles is perfectly conscious of his littleness as opposed to our better intellectual nature, and does evil for evil's sake. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis There is, however, another strain in his ghostly attributes, which betrays a more recent consanguinity: now and again he gives token that he is of the lineage of Mephistopheles. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry We do not think it possible to sum up in a single expression all that Goethe meant to signify by his Mephistopheles. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z But the greenroom, dealing with its fragments, looks foolish when questioned, or wears the sneering smile of Mephistopheles; for it does not have the secret of unity, which is somewhere else. Creative Unity Mephistopheles comes forward muttering sarcastic comments on Faust's foolish infatuation. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles is nothing personal; he can, like the Creator himself, be only traced in his works. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Byron's very considerable obligations to The Three Brothers might have escaped notice, but the resemblance between his "Stranger," or "Cæsar," and the Mephistopheles of "the great Goethe" was open and palpable. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Goethe’s Mephistopheles is this same being after the toils and vicissitudes of six thousand years in his new vocation: smaller, meaner, ignobler, but a million times sharper and cleverer. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z As Goethe's Mephistopheles explains to his witch: 'Culture, which renders man less like an ape, Has also licked the devil into shape.' The Superstitions of Witchcraft As Mephistopheles aptly remarks, the Church seems to have a good digestion. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles laughs at the stupidity of the world, and at his own. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Wines, too,—what-not, est-est, tokay, and all the rest, flowing from the inexhaustible tap of the same Mephistopheles, with his golden gimlet. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Satan’s bad actions are followed by compunctious visitings; Mephistopheles never repents. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Mephistopheles, it need hardly be added, was on this occasion true to his reputation for punctuality. The Superstitions of Witchcraft Mephistopheles and his mates go to carry out the order. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' "My dear fellow, I am not Mephistopheles," laughed the narrow-eyed doctor. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime Quite the tit-bit of the evening was the little interlude in the duet from 'Faust' taken by Mr. H—— as Faust and Mr. B—— P—— as Mephistopheles. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 Satan conducts an enterprise; Mephistopheles enjoys an occupation. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Helen looked at me pensively, and Mr. Floyd, who was writing in the corner, laughed a low amused laugh which reminded me for a moment of Mephistopheles. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Faust turns upon Mephistopheles with fierce anger and curses him. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' He was tall and thin and Mephistophelian, though not of the dark complexion which is commonly associated with Mephistopheles. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book The actors of mimes ridiculing Jupiter's gallant adventures did not believe in their reality any more than the author of Faust believed in the compact with Mephistopheles. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Milton’s Satan and Goethe’s Mephistopheles have indeed been frequently contrasted in a vague, antithetic way; for no writer could possibly give a description of Goethe’s Mephistopheles without saying something or other about Milton’s Satan. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z For many years the New York Herald always described him as the Reverend Mephistopheles Hurlbut. Memoirs In the courtyard there are awaiting him Mephistopheles and a band of Lemurs—horrible skeleton-figures with shovels and torches. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles—the real, vital, moving Mephistopheles—has outlived Goethe, and will outlast the very memory of the unhappy heroine of his noble poem. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 He's not very like the present Baronet, my dear," she would say, her haughty features gathering into a sneer—and Lady Scapegrace's sneer was that of Mephistopheles himself; "he is beautiful, exceedingly. Kate Coventry An Autobiography He, the scheming, enthusiastic Archangel, has been soured and civilized into the clever cold-hearted Mephistopheles. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Corporal Penington was, I believe, as usual, the inspiring Mephistopheles of the affair. Memoirs Mephistopheles, triumphant, looks on and exclaims: No joy could sate him, no delight suffice. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles is but the creature of our fancy, and exists but in the fears, the passions, the desires of mankind. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 "Did you ever know a thoroughly unfeeling person in your life that did not prosper?" was her ladyship's reply; and again her features writhed into the Mephistopheles' sneer. Kate Coventry An Autobiography He rode his unsaddled horse with all the ease of another Mephistopheles; and what delighted the girl was that he seemed to count on her riding her course just as well. The Dictator I won't disturb your dreams, nor play the Mephistopheles, as you sometimes call me. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Faust had asked how it was possible for him, the thought-worn grey-haired professor, to care for, or take part in, what Mephistopheles looked upon as 'life.' The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles is an unholy spirit, nestling in the hearts of myriads of poor human beings who never heard of Goethe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 "I mean you don't see Mephistopheles rising in that gentle cloud of steam from my glass?" My New Curate Upon my word, if Mephistopheles were to walk into this room just now, I think I should be tempted to make a bargain with him. The Romance of Golden Star ... Silence, Mephistopheles! it is my turn; let me finish my story. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 He commissions Mephistopheles to persuade the peasant to take the money and to make him turn out of his wretched hut. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' There is only one Mephistopheles; but he is protean in shape. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 "Mephistopheles!"—and he stopped again with the point of this. The Tragic Muse He was followed by the Mephistopheles of the Rebellion, the brilliant, learned, sinister Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Still Serbia could not barter her soul like Faust with Mephistopheles. Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) Finally Mephistopheles bores holes in the table and draws wine from them. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' There are Gretchens and Fausts everywhere,—American, English, French, German, Italian,—of all nations and tongues,—but there is only one Mephistopheles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 One, that of a man, was singularly tall and thin, as a Mephistopheles of the stage. Everyman's Land Not less astonishing as a manifestation of Goethe's youthful power is the creation in all their essential lineaments of the three figures, Faust, Mephistopheles, and Margaret—figures stamped ineffaceably on the imagination of educated humanity. The Youth of Goethe Nevertheless, I saw him in the other house, in mask, I assure you, dressed to represent Mephistopheles. A Husband by Proxy The animals enthrone Mephistopheles in a chair, give him a feather brush for a sceptre, and offer him a broken crown, which he is to glue together with 'sweat and blood.' The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Within its bounds, intelligence and thought shall guard us safe from Mephistopheles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Faust ascends to Heaven by stepping on the head of Mephistopheles, 822-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Of these dreary hours in the lecture-rooms the biting comments of Faust and Mephistopheles on university studies in general are the lively reminiscence. The Youth of Goethe "Suppose you go and interview this modern Mephistopheles yourself?" The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension To him the Kaiser turns for advice, and Mephistopheles proposes a clever expedient—meant as a satire on modern systems of finance and State security. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' He is not Mephistopheles, however, but the same thing, which is Ullmann. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Faust ascends to Heaven, by stepping on the head of the vanquished Mephistopheles. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry For the ungainly gentleman who essayed the part of Charles made, or rather meant to make, him spotless; and Mr. Henley's Joseph was twin-brother to Mr. Irving's Mephistopheles. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Then, through the puissant wickedness and treachery of Mephistopheles, he is made to predominate over her vengeful brother, Valentine, whom he kills in a street fray. Shadows of the Stage Mephistopheles gives Faust a key, which glows and emits flames as he grasps it. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' I must confess that his artful grimaces, put on to conceal his happiness, made him look like a new Mephistopheles. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth His smile held the polished brutality of the most Mephistophelian Mephistopheles. The Mark of the Beast In the dialogue between Mephistopheles and God which Goethe prefixes to his Faust, the devil obviously scores. The War and the Churches The expedient of Mephistopheles, to lull his prey by dissipations, is a failure. Shadows of the Stage It is a project with which Mephistopheles naturally has little sympathy. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' The passage is omitted, though worthy of the satiric vein of Mephistopheles. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century The trapper, beyond the Rocky Mountains, has left his lonely tent, and is unroofing the houses in London with the more than Mephistopheles at my elbow. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z And so true was his conception felt to be, that men of that character are now often called by the very name which he gave to his Satan—Mephistopheles. Westminster Sermons with a Preface Mephistopheles as delineated by Goethe is magnificently intellectual and sardonic, but nowhere does he convey even a faint suggestion of the god-head of glory from which he has lapsed. Shadows of the Stage They approach ever nearer—Mephistopheles rages and curses, but in vain. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Is Goethe's Mephistopheles a better conception of the Prince of Darkness than Milton's Satan? Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index Second Edition A clever critic has said of him, that he has the physiognomy of a Mephistopheles and the eye of an angel. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 A still more striking contrast between the plays meets us when we consider the respective characters of Mephistopheles. Among Famous Books This sanctity Mephistopheles can neither pollute nor control, and through this he loses his victims. Shadows of the Stage It then bids Mephistopheles wrap Faust in his magic mantle and prepare for an aerial flight.... The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' But this time Mephistopheles leaves the revellers to use their own cutlery; and now the pie is opened; and now the birds begin to sing! The House by the Church-Yard Cutting himself clear from the timid souls who are still possessed of a sense of right, he assumes the proportions of a Machiavelli and a Mephistopheles combined. The Schemes of the Kaiser We shall be on the right track if we suppose Mephistopheles to be what Satan has become after six thousand years.... Among Famous Books From the address: 'We have watched with keen and enthusiastic interest the fine intellectual quality of all these representations, from Hamlet to Mephistopheles, with which you have enriched the contemporary stage. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 In spite of the angry protests of Mephistopheles from the prompter's box, who tells him to keep to his rôle and not to be taken in by a mere phantom of his own raising. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Oh, Mephistopheles, you come in time To save the English drama from a deadlock! Masques & Phases When Mephistopheles appears in human form his presence falls upon homes like the black pall of the consuming plague, that robes cities for death. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service And these words follow immediately after an outbreak of blind rage called forth by Mephistopheles' famous words, "She is not the first." Among Famous Books I never cared much for Henry's Mephistopheles—a twopence coloured part, anyway. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Mephistopheles picks him up and carries him away—with contemptuous remarks. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Mephistopheles, disguised as a Protectionist Member of Parliament, is in earnest conversation with Lord Walpurge. Masques & Phases Mephistopheles.—I will bind myself to your service here, and never sleep nor slumber at your call. Strange Pages from Family Papers In Martha one sees the pagan counterpart to the pure and simple Margaret, just as Mephistopheles is the pagan counterpart to Faust. Among Famous Books Another was in the Spinning-wheel Scene, when Faust defies Mephistopheles, and he silences him with "I am a spirit." McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 By the help of Mephistopheles Helen herself—or one of her 'doubles' which play a part in Greek mythology—is summoned up, and lives with Faust as his wife. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' But then Mephistopheles, like so many scores of literary villains, has Iago for his father. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Milton's Satan is a long way from Goethe's Mephistopheles. Life of John Milton The lower forms of life are the only ones in which Martha and Mephistopheles are at home. Among Famous Books When she let Mephistopheles in at the door, she used to drop her work on the floor, so that she could find her way back to her chair. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 Mephistopheles now wishes to take his leave, promising to visit Faust again. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' It is only in Goethe's Mephistopheles that a fit companion for Iago can be found. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Their fervour awakened some faint interest in him, and now, as weary of playing at Mephistopheles as he was of playing at Faust, he followed the occupation of his new friends. Mike Fletcher A Novel Yet it must be remembered also that Faust and Mephistopheles are really one, for the devil who tempts every man is but himself after all, the animal side of him, the dog. Among Famous Books In the Introduction to Quentin Durward we find an interesting comment on Goethe's success in creating a really wicked Mephistopheles, who escapes the noble dignity that Milton and Byron gave to their pictures of Satan. Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature When, in the next scene, Mephistopheles again appears, Faust is in a very different state of mind, and Mephistopheles is also in a different shape. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' And Mephistopheles, besides, is not, in the strict sense, a character. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth "Before I kill myself," he said, "I will kill others; I'm weary of playing at Faust, now I'll play at Mephistopheles." Mike Fletcher A Novel She glanced towards a lady dressed as Undine, who seemed to float by them, so light were her movements, on the arm of a Mephistopheles. Adrien Leroy I have read somewhere that Liszt used pages to produce an effect which Berlioz accomplished in the apparition of Mephistopheles in Faust with three notes. Musical Memories He is then hurried away by Mephistopheles back into the world of humanity. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' In those days there was hardly a commandment in the decalogue that Mephistopheles might not have induced Mrs. Phillips to commit by judicious praise of her "room." The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel The next scene shows the Kermesse, changing to Faust's study, where Mephistopheles appears and the contract is signed which binds him to Faust's service. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. "May I get you an ice, madam?" asked the Mephistopheles in a queer, strained voice. Adrien Leroy We see Faust and Mephistopheles walking in Hell. Musical Memories It will be remembered that at the end of Part I Faust is dragged away by Mephistopheles and leaves poor Gretchen to her doom. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' When Mephistopheles last came to see us in this world outside here, he counselled sundry of us 'never to write a letter,—and never to burn one'—do you know that? The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 In Gounod's libretto, the intangible reproaches which Margaret addresses to herself are materialised in the form of Mephistopheles, a proceeding which is both meaningless and inartistic, though perhaps dramatically unavoidable. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The hit at the river might have been only a chance one; but this was doubtful, if Mephistopheles turned out to be either Mortimer Shelton or Jasper Vermont, as she half feared. Adrien Leroy The delightful Purgatoire has become a deadly bore, and the enchanting Mephistopheles has been riddled as by a hailstorm. Musical Memories Meanwhile however Mephistopheles presents himself and is accepted as a locum tenens. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' "It is a great mistake to figure Mephistopheles as a rather blasé brunette," she remarked crisply. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Faust finds her thus adorned, and wooes her passionately, while Mephistopheles undertakes to keep Dame Martha, her companion, out of the way. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Meanwhile, Undine and Mephistopheles had seated themselves in the deep recess of one of the alcoves. Adrien Leroy It also explains the creation of Bertram, half man, half devil, who was invented as a substitute for Mephistopheles. Musical Memories As Faust now seems inclined to keep him prisoner, Mephistopheles summons spirits, who sing Faust to sleep. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' One is reminded of that saying of Gretchen concerning Mephistopheles: 'He says the same thing with the pastor, only in different words.' An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Margaret, for instance, is merely a sentimental school-girl; she has none of the girlish freshness and innocence of Goethe's Gretchen, and Mephistopheles is much more of a tavern bully than a fallen angel. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The Fausts of this day want no Mephistopheles to teach them guile or to harden their hearts.” The Claverings And Mephistopheles is another name for—the devil! The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) Mephistopheles is enraptured at the sight of the 'tender pretty beasts,' but Faust finds them more disgusting than anything he has ever seen. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' And in his fob, the cause of late monopolies, We found a contract signed with Mephistopheles! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood With a quick revulsion of feeling he calls on the powers below, and, rather to his surprise, Mephistopheles promptly appears. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. In retort for Severance's stab, he dubbed the pair Mephistopheles and Falstaff, which was above his usual felicitousness of characterization. Success A Novel There stood the grinning Man-in-the-Moon, his head just dodging into view over the rim of the sea:—Mephistopheles prompter of the stage. Israel Potter He might also have seen that Parsifal is as much the spirit that denies as Mephistopheles. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Zotique was like the Mephistopheles he resembled, one of those who have been every where, seen much, done everything. The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making Faust and Mephistopheles enter secretly, and deposit a casket of jewels upon the doorstep. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. He is a Mephistopheles out at elbows, a Lucifer in low water; yet always diabolic, with the bright flash of the pit in his eye. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) One is ornamented with a pointed beard and the devil's horns, and turned into Mephistopheles. Tell England A Study in a Generation Schopenhauer, not Christ, is the hero; and Schopenhauer was only a decrepit Mephistopheles bereft of his humour and inverted creative energy. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians The cherubic aspect had for the moment dominated Mephistopheles. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Faust is introduced by the aid of Mephistopheles, and tries to persuade her to fly with him. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. He once playfully compared himself with the Mephistopheles of Faust, sitting in the Professor's chair. The Life of Froude Faust, still with Mephistopheles, pays court to Helen of Troy, who is accompanied by Pantalis. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers She, of course, returns the passion; but is, as usual, loved by the villain—a regular thorough-paced Mephistopheles of the Surrey or Sadler’s Wells genus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, He was, it seemed, a curious mixture of cherub and Mephistopheles in type: round faced, blue eyed, with smooth cheeks that looked pink even in the cruel electric light. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Weak and wandering though she is, she refuses, and dies to the chant of an angelic choir, while Faust is dragged down to the abyss by Mephistopheles. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The truth flashed upon the barber—his visitor was the far-famed Mephistopheles. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 Enraged, Mephistopheles summons the sirens, who lure Faust with all their charms. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Have you ever seen a great actor in the role of Mephistopheles?” The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate The cherub Mephistopheles smiled at this joke and did not seem to care just then that his every extra word kept the procession back an extra instant. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl He shrouded his own, and was a profoundly reticent Mephistopheles. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh The snapping black eyes, with the straight brows almost meeting over the nose, suggested Goethe's Mephistopheles, and Flemister shaved to fit the part, with curling mustaches and a dagger-pointed imperial. The Taming of Red Butte Western Mephistopheles is still by his side as the tempter, offers him his cloak, and urges him to fly again. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Truly protoplasm is, to borrow Mephistopheles' expression concerning blood, a "quite peculiar juice." The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 Altogether, it strikes me as being the face of a cynical yet not ill-natured or malicious Mephistopheles. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Am I Mephistopheles, to produce such a dire effect? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 And side by side with him Mephistopheles appears, of whom Faust asks: "What good will my soul do thy lord?" Tragic Sense Of Life As it dies away they reappear, Faust being continually followed by a gray friar,—Mephistopheles in disguise,—whose identity is disclosed by a motive from the prologue. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Faust gives us the natural history of the human intellect, Mephistopheles being merely the projected impersonation of that scepticism which is the invariable result of a purely intellectual culture. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays I went away as Mephistopheles and his man were mounting their second horses, which had just been brought up by the two grooms in livery. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Such as, for memory's sake, no journeyman will lack, Saved in the bottom of his sack, And sooner would hunger, be a pauper— Mephistopheles. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe "Where we are is hell, and where hell is there must we ever be," Mephistopheles continues, to which Faust answers that he thinks hell's a fable and asks him who made the world. Tragic Sense Of Life "Mephistopheles," grand opera in a prologue, four acts, and epilogue, words by the composer, was first performed at La Scala, Milan, in 1868. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers It is a philanthropy which has borrowed the manner of Mephistopheles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 Almost a physical urging of the body, as if some hidden Mephistopheles not only poured into the soul his hellish advice to end your life, but pushed you to the brink. White Shadows in the South Seas He was by turns everything that was bad, dangerous, and absurd, from Mephistopheles to a madman. Ulster's Stand For Union The scene was in every way delightful; he stood there, a miniature Mephistopheles, mocking the majority! Miscellanies The compact is made, as in the first act of Gounod's "Faust;" and the curtain falls as Faust is about to be whisked away in Mephistopheles's cloak. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers He flung into literature, in his Mephistopheles, the first organic figure that has been added for some ages, and which will remain as long as the Prometheus.—Emerson. An English Grammar But I will use you to carry me to Kehl, as Faust used Mephistopheles. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 Mephistopheles is the modern devil, the devil of culture and polite negation; the comrade, in part the master, of Heine, and perhaps the grandson and pupil of Voltaire. Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory He stands on that street corner looking for an imaginary angel parachuting down, and enjoys himself more than the Mephistopheles who is laughing up his sleeve. Mince Pie The music, which is of a very sensuous character, is descriptive of the love-making between Faust and Marguerite, and the sarcastic passion of Mephistopheles for Martha. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers "That is what the infernal cur had in his belly," said Faust as he saw the dog which was playing at his side change into Mephistopheles. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Stupid old schoolmaster, thou shouldst have known that it is Mephistopheles, and not Faust, that women hate! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 Mephistopheles is not really among Irving's great parts, but it is among his picturesque parts. Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Mephistopheles promised more than he could perform, when he undertook to make Faust declare himself satisfied. Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher Mephistopheles effects the transformation, and reveals to him the vision of Marguerite, a beautiful village maiden, with whom Faust at once falls in love. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers "I am," said Mephistopheles, "part of that force which always wishes evil and always creates the good." New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index "Moscheles or Mephistopheles, which?" he asks, as he depicts me at the piano, perhaps evolving some such accompaniment from the depths of "untrained inner consciousness." In Bohemia with Du Maurier The First Of A Series Of Reminiscences Bounding with rage, the Court functionary made an unbecoming gesture, such as Mephistopheles, according to the stage directions, should make in one of the passages of Goethe's Faust. The Bed-Book of Happiness He looked like a wooden image of Mephistopheles, carved with a jack-knife. Aylwin Mephistopheles urges Faust away as the day dawns, and pronounces her doom as she falls and dies, while the angelic chorus resounding in the orchestra announces her salvation. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers She makes a face as though in alarm, and saying "sh-sh" to someone with her, vanishes like Mephistopheles through the trapdoor. The Schoolmaster Pure Mephistopheles all this? the vulgar nature jeers? The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell He was young, handsome, with a lithe, vigorous body and the head of an aristocratic Mephistopheles, a head all profile, like the heads of Hungary—Hungary itself, which is all profile. Promenades of an Impressionist Duval, the great basso of the Opéra, accompanied at the piano by one of the unclassified ladies, was just finishing Mephistopheles' drinking song out of Faust when the door-bell rang. Jason Their first meeting is a casual one; but subsequently he finds her in her garden, and with the help of the subtle Mephistopheles succeeds in engaging the young girl's affection. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers She passed on, and did not stop to utter a mechanical cry when she saw Mephistopheles, and then run away. Evelyn Innes It is the grotesque, lastly, which, colouring the same drama with the fancies of the North and of the South in turn, exhibits Sganarelle capering about Don Juan and Mephistopheles crawling about Faust. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Then suddenly the whole avenue was full of little red lights, like the garden in "Faust" when Mephistopheles performs his magic on it. The Beauty and the Bolshevist They are legitimate pieces of literature because they are burlesque, and because the smiling Mephistopheles who lurks everywhere in the pages of Stevenson is for this time the acknowledged showman of the piece. Emerson and Other Essays |
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