Symbolic Interpretation of the Image of Goethe’s Faust in the Context of Heidegger’s Notions "The Earth" and "The Sky"

Abstract

Hermeneutic acquisition of ontological point of M. Heidegger's works allows us to comprehend representation of Goethe's Faust in light of Heidegger's notions the and the sky. Thus we can define image of Faust as a way of a Western personality who rationally came to terms with mankind threat Gestell (enframing) of civilization and finally attempted to come to his natural self. The article deals with symbolic interpretation of representation of Goethe's Faust in light of Heidegger's notions the and the which reveals ontological point of romantic binar opposition the - the specifying that a person is a universal essence (a “worldly character”), connected in his Being with earth and sky, he is a part of a whole and receives his sense in his existence. It is well known, that Heidegger applied to Goethe's theories, trying to solve ontological problems. Hermeneutic perception of Goethe's oeuvre in light of Heidegger's pre-understanding, interpreted as a poetic touch of truth, leads to conceptualization of Faust's way as a search for truth and possibility of returning home (M.Heidegger). DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s5p43