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The Faustian Century: German Literature and Culture in the Age of Luther and Faustus

The Faustian Century: German Literature and Culture in the Age of Luther and Faustus

Weeks, Andrew
Laan, J. M. Van Der
Classen, Albrecht

Hardcover

Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, Book 130

Literary CriticismReligion General German History

ISBN10: 1571135529
ISBN13: 9781571135520
Publisher: Camden House Inc
Published: Feb 1 2013
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.65
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
New essays revealing the enduring significance of the story made famous in the 1587 Faustbuch and providing insights into the forces that gave the sixteenth century its distinct character.

The Reformation and Renaissance, though segregated into distinct disciplines today, interacted and clashed intimately in Faust, the great figure that attained European prominence in the anonymous 1587 Historia von D. Johann Fausten. The original Faust behind Goethe's great drama embodies a remote culture. In his century, Faust evolved from an obscure cipher to a universal symbol. The age explored here as the Faustian century invested the Faustbuch and its theme with a symbolic significance still of exceptional relevance today.

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