Christa King

Faustus and the Promises of the New Science, c. 1580-1730 (eBook, PDF)

From the Chapbooks to Harlequin Faustus

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351936927
• Artikelnr.: 49335470

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.