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The author argues that the Faust books transformed a simple rogue's tale into an incisive study of morality and beliefs. The study traces the legend's trajectory and evolution from the chapbooks, through Marlowe's play, to its re-emergence in Mountfort's late 17th-century farcical Faustus play and early 18th-century harlequinades.Knellwolf, Christa is the author of 'Faustus and the Promises of the New Science, c. 1580-1730', published 2009 under ISBN 9780754661337 and ISBN 0754661334.
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