Faustus on Trial: The Origins of Johann Spies's 'Historia' in an Age of Witch Hunting

Frank Baron

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Faustus on Trial

The Origins of Johann Spies's 'Historia' in an Age of Witch Hunting

Frank Baron

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1992

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
I. The Career of Johann Spies
1. Beginnings in Oberursel and Frankfurt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
2. Printing in Heidelberg and Frankfurt for the Pure and True Religion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	26
3. Problems of a Best Seller: Censorship and Piracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
4. Years of Promise and Disillusionment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	76
5. Johann Spies: The Man behind the Historia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	90
II. The Making of the Historia von D. Johann Fausten
1. Compilation and Composition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
2. The Emergence of the Faustian Pact Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	110
3. The Trial of Faustus. The Legacy of Witches and Learned Magicians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	127
4. Dissonances and Unity in the Historia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
5. The Contributions of Johann Spies to the Historia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
III. Appendix
1. The German Prefaces and Letters of Johann Spies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
2. The Works Published and Printed by Johann Spies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	192
3. Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	210
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	231

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eBook published on:

March 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9783110930061

Hardcover published on:

August 17, 1992

Hardcover ISBN:

9783484365094

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Reprint 2013

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Front matter:

8

Main content:

230

Illustrations:

8

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110930061

eBook ISBN: 9783110930061

Hardcover ISBN: 9783484365094

Keywords for this book

Spies, Johann; Faust

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