Lives of Faust

The theme of Faust, the scholar who compacts his soul to the devil, has undergone many transformations since it first arose in the Reformation period, becoming one of the most profound themes of modernity. This textbook is a collection of major Faust works of literature and music, plus essays by Faust scholars. Texts include the English Faust Book, the Faust Puppet-Play, the ballad The Just Judgment of God shew d upon Dr. John Faustus, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performance announcements, Berlioz s Damnation of Faust, Gounod s Faust, Hawthorne s The Birthmark and Ethan Brand, Melville s Moby Dick, Valéry s My Faust, and Shapiro s The Progress of Faust. Topics include the globalization of the theme and Faust rock opera. Key features: contents is geared towards university students in North America and the UK collection of major Faust works of literature and music new edition of the "College of Life Long Learning" (1976)