Doctor Faust is the hero of a popular German tale that flourished in the 16th century and has been the source of numerous reinterpretations.

This story relates the destiny of a scientist, Faust, disappointed by the aporia to which his art condemns him, contracting a pact with the Devil, Lucifer, who puts at his service one of his Spirits - says Mephistopheles, which gives him a human servant, the student Wagner, who becomes his famulus - and offers him a second life, this time focused on sensory pleasures, at the cost of his soul. In most popular versions of the fantastic tale, Faust's soul is damned after his death, which follows a long period (24 years specify some texts) during which the Devil granted most of his wishes.

Doctor Faustus is the hero of a German folktale who flourished in the sixteenth century, causing many reinterpretations.

This story recounts the fate of a scholar, Faust, disappointed by the aporia which condemned his art, contracting a pact with the Devil, Lucifer, which offers a service to its spirits - said Mephistopheles, which gives it a human servant, student Wagner, who became his famulus - and gives him a second life, turned this time to sense pleasures, at the cost of his soul. In the most popular versions of the fantastic tale, Faust's soul is damned after his death, following a long period (24 years indicate some texts) during which the Devil has heard most of his wishes