The Faustian Century: German Literature and Culture in the Age of Luther and Faustus (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) - Hardcover

[A]sk[s] and answer[s] some very interesting questions about the study and nature of legends, myths, and mythography. FABULA

Provides a useful insights into the recent research on Faust, and especially the Faust chapbook of 1587, without failing to do justice to earlier research . . . . High editorial values contribute to the cohesion of the volume . . . . The essays are not so much resumés, but instead tend to present new theses. This makes the project all the more interesting . . . . Stimulating for its great bandwidth of perspectives, from the revaluation of social institutions to literary aesthetics to Lutheran theology. STUDIA NEOPHILOLOGICA

[A]n impressive and important piece of scholarship . . . . [T]his is an up-to-date work on Faust, the Faustbücher, the sixteenth century, the themes of good and evil, faith and reason, legend and history. Folklorists interested in the history and folklore of Early Modern Europe will appreciate the collection. JOURNAL OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH

[O]ne can definitely recommend the volume as a fine and nicely illustrated collection of well-organized information and opinion on the meaning of Faust for the German sixteenth century. SYMPOSIUM

A welcome addition even to the existing enormous body of literature on the Faust Theme . . . . [A] stimulating contribution to the ongoing scholarly debate. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW [John L. Flood]

[P]resents new and insightful material, well argued, and happily, very well written. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY JOURNAL

Contributors: Marguerite de Huszar Allen, Kresten Thue Andersen, Frank Baron, Günther Bonheim, Albrecht Classen, Urs Leo Gantenbein, Karl S. Guthke, Michael Keefer, Paul Ernst Meyer, J. M. van der Laan, Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly, Andrew Weeks. J. M. van der Laan is Professor of German and Andrew Weeks is Professor of German and Comparative Literature, both at Illinois State University.