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What do men and women desire? For what will they barter their immortal souls? These two questions have haunted Western society, and these persistent queries find their fullest embodiment in the Faust legend. This memorable story, told and retold in novels, prose fiction, and drama, has also profoundly influenced music, art, and cinema. Sara Munson Deats explores its impact, tracing the development of the Faust topos from the seminal works of Marlowe and Goethe to the large number of dramatic and cinematic adaptations which have fascinated audiences and readers throughout the centuries. Her study traces the durability of this legend and its pervasive influence on the literature of the Western world, in which it has been adapted across time, languages, and nations to reflect the concerns of a given era or place. This is the first comparative analysis of the Faust legend in drama and film.

European literature --- History and criticism. --- Faust (Legendary character)

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Since its emergence in sixteenth-century Germany, the magician Faust's quest has become one of the most profound themes in Western history. Though variants are found across all media, few adaptations have met with greater acclaim than in music. Bringing together more than two dozen authors in a foundational volume, 'The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music' testifies to the spectacular impact the Faust theme has exerted over the centuries. The Handbook's three-part organization enables readers to follow the evolution of Faust in music across time and stylistic periods. Part I explores symphonic, choral, chamber, and solo Faust works by composers from Beethoven to Schnittke. Part II discusses the range of Faustian operas, and Part III examines Faust's presence in ballet and musical theater. Illustrating the interdisciplinary relationships between music and literature and the fascinating tapestry of intertextual relationships among the works of Faustian music themselves, the volume suggests that rather than merely retelling the story of Faust, these musical compositions contribute significant insights on the tale and its unrivalled cultural impact.

Faust (Legendary character) --- Music --- Drama --- History and criticism. --- Songs and music --- History and criticism --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, --- Doctor Faust (Legendary character) --- Doctor Faustus (Legendary character) --- Dr. Faust (Legendary character) --- Dr. Faustus (Legendary character) --- Faustus (Legendary character) --- Legends --- Songs and music&delete& --- Drama&delete& --- Songs. --- Drama. --- Music. --- Faust, --- Faust (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von). --- 1800-1999.

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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.

German literature --- Faust (Legendary character) --- Littérature allemande --- History and criticism. --- Faust, --- Legends --- Germany --- Allemagne --- Intellectual life --- Vie intellectuelle --- Faust, Johann, --- Faust, Johannes, --- Faustus, --- Faustus, Georg, --- Faustus, John, --- פאוסט --- Allegiances. --- Culture. --- Faust. --- Germany. --- Literature. --- Reformation. --- Renaissance. --- Symbolism. --- Littérature allemande

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Cette étude examine la permanence de la figure mythique de Faust jusque dans le monde contemporain. L'auteur décrit ce modèle comme symptomatique du rêve de l'homme de maîtriser le monde, du dilemme entre ses ambitions et les menaces de la technique ou de la politique, mais aussi du tragique destin de sa condition. ©Electre 2016

Comparative literature --- Faust --- Faust (Legendary character) --- Literature --- Faust (Personnage légendaire) --- Littérature --- Themes, motives --- Thèmes, motifs --- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, --- Influence --- European literature --- History and criticism --- Faust (Personnage légendaire) --- Littérature --- Thèmes, motifs --- Faust [Fictitious character] --- Themes, motives. --- European literature - History and criticism

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