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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Baron, Frank
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Tübingen : M. Niemeyer, 1992.
Series:	Frühe Neuzeit ; Bd. 9.
Subjects:	Faust, > -approximately 1540 > Folklore > History and criticism. Spies, Johann, > approximately 1540-1623. Faust, > -approximately 1540 Spies, Johann, > approximately 1540-1623 Spies, Johann. Historia von Doctor Johann Fausten. Historia von Doctor Johann Fausten Faust > Volksbuch Publishers and publishing > Germany > Biography. Booksellers and bookselling > Germany > Biography. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology. Booksellers and bookselling Folklore Publishers and publishing Entstehung Faustmotief. Historia von Johann Fausten (anoniem) Boekdrukkunst. Germany Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
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