Faustus on trial : the origins of Johann Spies's "Historia" in an age of witch hunting / Frank Baron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baron, Frank.

Series:

Frühe Neuzeit ; Bd. 9.

Frühe Neuzeit, 0934-5531 ; Band 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historia von Doctor Johann Fausten.

Faust, -approximately 1540--Legends--History and criticism.

Faust.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : M. Niemeyer, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Faustus on Trial".

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. The Career of Johann Spies

1. Beginnings in Oberursel and Frankfurt

2. Printing in Heidelberg and Frankfurt for the Pure and True Religion

3. Problems of a Best Seller: Censorship and Piracy

4. Years of Promise and Disillusionment

5. Johann Spies: The Man behind the Historia

II. The Making of the Historia von D. Johann Fausten

1. Compilation and Composition

2. The Emergence of the Faustian Pact

3. The Trial of Faustus. The Legacy of Witches and Learned Magicians

4. Dissonances and Unity in the Historia

5. The Contributions of Johann Spies to the Historia

III. Appendix

1. The German Prefaces and Letters of Johann Spies

2. The Works Published and Printed by Johann Spies

3. Bibliography

Index

Illustrations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [210]-224) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110930061

3110930064

OCLC:

922946838