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When did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe complete Faust Part II?
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, engraving by James Posselwhite, 19th century.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe completed the manuscript for Faust: Part II in August 1831, when he sealed it for publication after his death. The work was subsequently published in 1832, the same year as the author's death.123