TY - BOOK AU - Baron,Frank TI - Faustus on Trial: The Origins of Johann Spies's 'Historia' in an Age of Witch Hunting T2 - Frühe Neuzeit : Studien und Dokumente zur deutschen Literatur und Kultur im europäischen Kontext , SN - 9783484365094 U1 - 020 PY - 2013///] CY - Tübingen : PB - Max Niemeyer Verlag, KW - Faust ‹Volksbuch› KW - Spies, Johann KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; I. The Career of Johann Spies --; 1. Beginnings in Oberursel and Frankfurt --; 2. Printing in Heidelberg and Frankfurt for the Pure and True Religion --; 3. Problems of a Best Seller: Censorship and Piracy --; 4. Years of Promise and Disillusionment --; 5. Johann Spies: The Man behind the Historia --; II. The Making of the Historia von D. Johann Fausten --; 1. Compilation and Composition --; 2. The Emergence of the Faustian Pact --; 3. The Trial of Faustus. The Legacy of Witches and Learned Magicians --; 4. Dissonances and Unity in the Historia --; 5. The Contributions of Johann Spies to the Historia --; III. Appendix --; 1. The German Prefaces and Letters of Johann Spies --; 2. The Works Published and Printed by Johann Spies --; 3. Bibliography --; Index --; Illustrations; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110930061 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110930061 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110930061/original ER -