Dr. Faustus

Is Goethe's Faust a mandatory reading before this? Or just a summary is enough. Are there references to it? I gather this is a reworking of the traditional legend, so maybe not.
Also, is this good? Any comments?

Don't read this shit. There are better german Authors

>Is Goethe's Faust a mandatory reading before this?
Goethe's Faust is mandatory reading in any case.

such as?

hahaha nice try Berthold, you're epic theatre will never be relevant again.

This.

Hesse

no, you don't have to read goethe's faust at all
it helps to be familiar with classical music though

Literaly that guy is better in every way. Gallileo me lmao

You need to read Foust either way