Having identified the literary origins of the Faustus legend in the late sixteenth-century German Faust Book and its English translation, this book argues that the Faustus typology emerged as a vehicle for discussing morality and beliefs. This study examines a broad spectrum of transformations of the thematic core of the legend, concentrating on Marlowe's play, Milton's and Fontenelle's responses to seventeenth-century science, Mountfort's farcical Faustus play and early eighteenth-century harlequinades.
Having identified the literary origins of the Faustus legend in the late sixteenth-century German Faust Book and its English translation, this book argues that the Faustus typology emerged as a vehicle for discussing morality and beliefs. This study examines a broad spectrum of transformations of the thematic core of the legend, concentrating on Marlowe's play, Milton's and Fontenelle's responses to seventeenth-century science, Mountfort's farcical Faustus play and early eighteenth-century harlequinades.
Christa Knellwolf King is a Visiting Professor of English and Cultural History at the University of Konstanz while retaining an adjunct position at the Australian National University.
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Contents: Introduction: radical explorations of Faustus The insatiable speculator: the hero of the Faust books The devil of empiricism: Marlowe's Doctor Faustus The alternative worlds of the new science: Burton, Milton and Fontenelle Comedies, farces and Harlequin Doctor Faustus Conclusion Bibliography Index.
Contents: Introduction: radical explorations of Faustus The insatiable speculator: the hero of the Faust books The devil of empiricism: Marlowe's Doctor Faustus The alternative worlds of the new science: Burton, Milton and Fontenelle Comedies, farces and Harlequin Doctor Faustus Conclusion Bibliography Index.
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