The background of the Faust legend -- Marlowe's Doctor Faustus -- Goethe's Faust -- Post-Goethe dramatic versions of the Faust legend -- Cinematic Fausts.
Summary:
"The Faustbooks introduce the basic formula that will pervade many of the subsequent dramatic versions of the legend: the two dominant figures, the protagonist Faust (or Faustus) and his demonic antagonist and tempter Mephostophiles, the first time in folklore or scripture that this name had been associated with the Devil"-- Provided by publisher.
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