Publisher's Synopsis
""The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus"" is a book written by William Rose in 1592. It tells the story of a man named John Faustus, who is a highly educated scholar but becomes dissatisfied with his life and turns to the devil for power and knowledge. Faustus makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for twenty-four years of unlimited power and knowledge. However, as the end of his deal approaches, Faustus realizes the gravity of his decision and tries to repent, but it is too late. The book is a cautionary tale about the dangers of making deals with the devil and the consequences of seeking power and knowledge at any cost.Together with the second report of Faustus, containing his appearances and the deeds of Wagner 1594. The Faust problem was not peculiar to the Christian era. The Jews had their Solomon and the Greeks their Prometheus, but it was only at the end of the Middle Ages, when the old world was in the melting pot, that there arose the most famous of all these legends, the most curious element in which is perhaps the fact that there was at the source of it an actual person.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
