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HUMAN 255L - Pacting with the Devil: The Faust Tradition

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
A reading and discussion course emphasizing critical interpretation of major texts in the Faust tradition from German folklore, Christopher Marlowe, J.W. von Goethe, Mikhail Bulgakov and others. Attention is given to the evolution of the legend and to other adaptations (in music and film) of Faustian material.

Course Note
HUMAN 255L and MLLC 255L and GERMAN 255L are the same course.

This course is cross-listed as GERMAN 255L  and MLLC 255L  

Distribution Area: World Cultures
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