Faustus and the Promises of the New Science, C. 1580-1730: From the Chapbooks to Harlequin FaustusThe author argues that the Faust books transformed a simple rogue's tale into an incisive study of morality and beliefs. The study traces the legend's trajectory and evolution from the chapbooks, through Marlowe's play, to its re-emergence in Mountfort's late 17th-century farcical Faustus play and early 18th-century harlequinades. |
Contents
The Hero of the Faust Books | 27 |
The Ambiguous Theology of the Faust Books | 33 |
The Voice of Rationality | 39 |
The Significance of Formae Coniurationum | 45 |
The Pact with the Devil | 51 |
The Journey through Hell | 61 |
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