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Faust
also: Goethe's Faust
Goethe's drama, whose heroine Margarita (Gretchen) and her betrothed/seducer Faust supply the entire joke of "A Modern Margarita," a byword in Russian popular culture for a virtuous woman and her ruin.
Reading notes
- Captions for Drawings §249 A MODERN MARGARITA
The caption's joke depends on the reader recognizing Margarita (Gretchen) and Faust from Goethe's drama, a byword in Russian popular culture for a virtuous heroine and her seducer/betrothed.