The story of Doctor Faust is the most richly developed and impactful myth of modern times. The publisher Johann Spiess printed the "Historia von Johann Fausten" in Frankfurt. From this, the continuation of this myth in world literature and other arts began. Christopher Marlowe's tragedy, along with works by Lessing, Goethe, and Thomas Mann, are the main literary witnesses. In the 19th and 20th centuries, significant adaptations of the material emerged for musical theater.