Hidden mutualities :: Faustian themes from gnostic origins to the postcolonial /

Hidden mutualities link the work of major postcolonial writers with Christopher Marlowe's drama of the Faustian pact - the manipulation of the material world in exchange for the soul - written as the 'scientific' world-view was emerging which accompanied the imperial expansion of Euro...

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1. Verfasser: Mitchell, Michael
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Latin
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:Cross/cultures ; 87.
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Zusammenfassung:Hidden mutualities link the work of major postcolonial writers with Christopher Marlowe's drama of the Faustian pact - the manipulation of the material world in exchange for the soul - written as the 'scientific' world-view was emerging which accompanied the imperial expansion of Europe and has determined the economic and social structures of the colonial and postcolonial world. This fascinating study brings together researches in widely different fields to show how Doctor Faustus reflects a Gnostic / Hermetic tradition marginalized within the dominant European power structures. Rediscovered i.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxii, 330 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-330).
ISBN:9781429480741
1429480742
9789401203647
9401203644

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