The Faust Legend
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The Faust Legend

From Marlowe and Goethe to Contemporary Drama and Film

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Faust Legend

From Marlowe and Goethe to Contemporary Drama and Film

About this book

What do men and women desire? For what will they barter their immortal souls? These two questions have haunted Western society, and these persistent queries find their fullest embodiment in the Faust legend. This memorable story, told and retold in novels, prose fiction, and drama, has also profoundly influenced music, art, and cinema. Sara Munson Deats explores its impact, tracing the development of the Faust topos from the seminal works of Marlowe and Goethe to the large number of dramatic and cinematic adaptations which have fascinated audiences and readers throughout the centuries. Her study traces the durability of this legend and its pervasive influence on the literature of the Western world, in which it has adapted across time, languages, and nations to reflect the concerns of a given era or place. This is the first comparative analysis of the Faust legend in drama and film.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Prologue
  11. Chapter 1 The Background of the Faust Legend
  12. Chapter 2 Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
  13. Chapter 3 Goethe’s Faust
  14. Chapter 4 Post-Goethe Dramatic Versions of the Faust Legend
  15. Chapter 5 Cinematic Fausts
  16. Epilogue
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index