History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus: Together with the Second Report of Faustus, Containing His Appearances and the Deeds of Wagner
by:
Anonymous (author)
William Rose (author)
Together with the second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner 1594. The Faust problem was not peculiar to the Christian era. The Jews had their Solomon and the Greeks their Prometheus, but it was only at the end of the Middle Ages, when the old world was in the...
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Together with the second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner 1594. The Faust problem was not peculiar to the Christian era. The Jews had their Solomon and the Greeks their Prometheus, but it was only at the end of the Middle Ages, when the old world was in the melting pot, that there arose the most famous of all these legends, the most cur
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780766149199 (0766149196)
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Pages no: 348
Edition language: English
This story is the precursor of a great list of works about Faustus: the mortal who made a deal with the devil. It's an inspiring tale about the advantages and consequences of taking the Devil as an ally. This Faust is an individual who sought the ultimate knowledge, but who only found and worked in ...