▁are ▁tied ▁together ▁by ▁the ▁narr ator ▁Zeit bl om ▁as ▁he ▁feels ▁out ▁and ▁wor ries ▁over ▁the ▁moral ▁health ▁of ▁his ▁nation ▁( just ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁wor ried ▁over ▁the ▁spiritual ▁health ▁of ▁his ▁friend , ▁Le verk ü hn ). ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁Franz ▁Se itz ' s ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁for ▁West ▁German ▁television ▁star red ▁Jon ▁Fin ch ▁as ▁Ad rian ▁Le verk ü hn . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁S ok uro v ' s ▁film ▁Fa ust ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁English ▁transl ations ▁ ▁H . ▁T . ▁L owe - P orter ▁translated ▁many ▁of ▁Mann ' s ▁works , ▁including ▁Doctor ▁Fa ust us , ▁almost ▁contempor ane ously ▁with ▁their ▁composition . ▁Mann ▁completed ▁Doctor ▁Fa ust us ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Alfred ▁A . ▁Kn opf ▁published ▁L owe - P orter ' s ▁English ▁translation . ▁The ▁transl ator ▁in ▁her ▁note ▁remarked ▁' G rie vous ▁difficulties ▁do ▁indeed ▁confront ▁anyone ▁ess ay ing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁copy ist ▁to ▁this ▁vast ▁canvas , ▁this ▁c athedral ▁of ▁a ▁book , ▁this ▁w oven ▁t apest ry ▁of ▁symbol ism .' ▁She ▁described ▁her ▁translation ▁as ▁' a ▁version ▁which ▁cannot ▁lay ▁claim ▁to ▁being ▁beautiful , ▁though ▁in ▁every ▁intent ▁it ▁is ▁deeply ▁faithful .' ▁She ▁employed ▁medieval ▁English ▁voc ab ul ary ▁and ▁phr asing ▁to ▁correspond