JINS 351 - The Faust Tradition

This course traces and examines the Faust Tradition from the historical Faust through the literary Fausts of Spies, Marlowe, Goethe, and Mann. We will analyze the readings as literature and as philosophical and cultural-historical artifacts of the Renaissance, Enlightenment/Romanticism, and late Modernism. Supplemental readings/films also required and discussed.

Prerequisite: Junior status.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Junior Interdisciplinary Writing-Enhanced Seminar Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.