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Autore |
King Christa Knellwolf |
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Titolo |
Faustus and the promises of the new science, c. 1580-1730 : from the chapbooks to Harlequin Faustus / / Christa Knellwolf King |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-351-93691-3 |
1-315-25539-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction : radical explorations of Faustus -- 2. The insatiable speculator : the hero of the Faust books -- 3. The devil of empiricism : Marlowe's Doctor Faustus -- 4. The alternative worlds of the new science : Burton, Milton and Fontenelle -- 5. Comedies, farces and harlequin Doctor Faustus. |
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