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DOCTOR FAUSTUS he had had to take flight from punishment; two of them refer to his arrogance and boastfulness.So the German Faust-Book allows its hero some slight touches of the Renaissance intellectual curiosity.A translation of its title-page will give a very fair idea of its scope and tendency: 'History of Dr. John Faust, the celebrated conjuror and master of black magic: How he sold himself to the Devil with effect from an appointed time: What in the meanwhile were the strange adventures he witnessed, himself initiated, and conducted, until at last he received his welldeserved reward.This,the work of an anonymousProtestant, was published inFrankfurt-on-Main as the Histria von D.Iohan Fausten and may be conveniently referred to as the German Faust-Book.Mostly collected and printed from his own writings which he left behind him, as a terrifying instance and horrible example, and as a friendly warning to all arrogant, insolent-minded, and godless men.'In 1572, a translation of a work which had been published two years earlier on the Continent made Faustus' name known to English readers.

DOCTOR FAUSTUS
he had had to take flight from punishment; two of them refer to his arrogance and
boastfulness.
A work published by a Protestant theologian in 1548 was the first to ascribe to
him a definite association with the supernatural powers of evil and a death at the
hands of the Devil. A fuller description of this terrible death followed in 1562.
During the subsequent quarter-century, the legend underwent further elaboration.
In 1572, a translation of a work which had been published two years earlier on
the Continent made Faustus’ name known to English readers. Then, in 1587,
there appeared the first full and consecutive narrative of the legendary life and
death of this new leading character in the old tale of the compact with Satan.
This,the work of an anonymousProtestant, was published inFrankfurt-on-Main
as the Histria von D.Iohañ Fausten and may be conveniently referred to as the
German Faust-Book. A translation of its title-page will give a very fair idea of its
scope and tendency: ‘History of Dr. John Faust, the celebrated conjuror and
master of black magic: How he sold himself to the Devil with effect from an
appointed time: What in the meanwhile were the strange adventures he
witnessed, himself initiated, and conducted, until at last he received his welldeserved reward. Mostly collected and printed from his own writings which he
left behind him, as a terrifying instance and horrible example, and as a friendly
warning to all arrogant, insolent-minded, and godless men.’ The motto is taken
from Jamesiv, 7: ‘Submit yourselvestherefore to God. Resistthe devil, and he will
flee from you.’
The German Faust-Book aims above all at edification. It shows the awful
consequences of a sinner’s deliberate commitment of vhimself to evil with a view
to gratifying his pride, ambition, and lust. At the same time, the historical
Faustus had been a wandering scholar, and even his moralistic biographer was
affected by the characteristic influences of his time. So the German Faust-Book
allows its hero some slight touches of the Renaissance intellectual curiosity. The
century was also that of the Reformation. So it was easy enough for the legend to
acquire a markedly anti-papal bias.