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then by 'r,he fruic oí s'briving. 1+5' Ic is faii;h vlhich
raises rnan above his rnortal nabure and through faiih
that he becomes like spirii. l+6' 'Ihese lines cl::arri us
back to bhe image of Lhe Erctge-ls't which iraust described
as a form of flame (Flarnrnenbildung) and with whom he
was not reaci¡r ¡e come !o terlns. At this point the
ilarth-SpiriL is a dynamic force generating heat v,¡hereas
at bhe conclusiorl of the ooem its spi rit and signiÍ'icance
becomes resolved inio a Íorrn emitting lie.;hc. This trans-
Íormaiion of the i-rrta3e represents a Ðrogression f'rorn
rolrrantic pre-occupal;ions üo classical consicieraiÍoils,
from d-issonairce -to harrnony, a-nd- from restlessness to
repose. lror fhe Liierary d.eveloprnenc of' Fa-ust this
represenfs ¡he change frorn romantic to classi-c.
tr,hen ï'aust ma.kes -r,he momentous decision to 'place
his'trust in actj-on he expresses his desire in the scene
Vor dem'Ior io soar into the evening su-n to drink of the
eternal light. Ii is a sacrarnenial desire to keep the
ctay constantly before hirn and 'Llie night irrevocably
behind,
Tlill-Iein der neue il'rieb erwachi,
Ich eile iort, ihr ervlges Licht zu trink€û,, ^
Vor m-ir o.en Ta.g und hinter mir die i$acht,lr +/"
These images weave theinselves bhrou-ghout i;he -¡¡ork
ir'ith steady purpose and. grovring su-btlety until i;hel' break
for.tir in.bhe final scene (i{erker) of Part I as lhe early