Listen "Cultural Observances: Celebrating Easter with Scenes from Goethe's Faust (Part 1 of 2)"
Episode Synopsis
Wittgenstein once wrote that culture is like an observance. Contemplating works of culture is an important part of the Wittgensteinian tradition. Since last Sunday was Easter and today is the Eastern Orthodox Pascha, get into the Easter season spirit by virtually meeting with four of my former undergraduate research assistants, Ann, Diego, Ife, and Mason to discuss themes and scenes from Goethe's Faust Part I.
Be sure to check out the paintings that Ann and Ife refer to: Joseph Fay's "Faust and Mephisto in the Dungeon" and Hans Stubenrauch's "Apparition of the Earth Spirit"
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Fay,_Faust_und_Mephisto_im_Kerker,_1848.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stubenrauch_Erdgeist.jpg
Be sure to check out the paintings that Ann and Ife refer to: Joseph Fay's "Faust and Mephisto in the Dungeon" and Hans Stubenrauch's "Apparition of the Earth Spirit"
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Fay,_Faust_und_Mephisto_im_Kerker,_1848.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stubenrauch_Erdgeist.jpg