The Faustian Century ? German Literature and Culture in the Age of Luther and Faustus
German Literature and Culture in the Age of Luther and Faustus
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture; Volume 130;
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Product details:
- Publisher Camden House
- Date of Publication 1 February 2013
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781571135520
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages412 pages
- Size 230x153x47 mm
- Weight 1210 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 14 b/w illus. Illustrations, black & white 0
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
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.
The new essays in this volume complement one another, providing insights into the tensions and forces that gave the century its distinct character. Several essays seek Faust's prototypes. Others elaborate the symbolic function of his figure and discern the resonance of his tale in conflicting allegiances. This volume focuses on the intersection of historical accounts and literary imaginings, on shared aspects of the work and its times, on concerns with obedience and transgression, obsessions with the devil and curiosity about magic, and quandaries created by shifting religious and worldly authorities.
Contributors: Marguerite de Huszar Allen, Kresten Thue Andersen, Frank Baron, G&&&252;nther Bonheim, Albrecht Classen, Urs Leo Gantenbein, Karl S. Guthke, Michael Keefer, Paul Ernst Meyer, J. M. van der Laan, Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly, Andrew Weeks.
J. M. van der Laan is Professor of German and Andrew Weeks is Professor of German and Comparative Literature, both at Illinois State University.
[A]sk[s] and answer[s] some very interesting questions about the study and nature of legends, myths, and mythography. FABULA
Provides a useful insights into the recent research on Faust, and especially the Faust chapbook of 1587, without failing to do justice to earlier research . . . . High editorial values contribute to the cohesion of the volume . . . . The essays are not so much resum&&&233;s, but instead tend to present new theses. This makes the project all the more interesting . . . . Stimulating for its great bandwidth of perspectives, from the revaluation of social institutions to literary aesthetics to Lutheran theology. STUDIA NEOPHILOLOGICA
[A]n impressive and important piece of scholarship . . . . [T]his is an up-to-date work on Faust, the Faustb&&&252;cher, the sixteenth century, the themes of good and evil, faith and reason, legend and history. Folklorists interested in the history and folklore of Early Modern Europe will appreciate the collection. JOURNAL OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH
[O]ne can definitely recommend the volume as a fine and nicely illustrated collection of well-organized information and opinion on the meaning of Faust for the German sixteenth century. SYMPOSIUM
A welcome addition even to the existing enormous body of literature on the Faust Theme . . . . [A] stimulating contribution to the ongoing scholarly debate. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW [John L. Flood]
[P]resents new and insightful material, well argued, and happily, very well written. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY JOURNAL
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