For 24 years, Faustus reaps the rewards of his bargain. Then, inevitably, devils come for him. In a new book, the scholar Ed Simon tells the history of the Faustian bargain. It’s not just about literally selling your soul to the devil, like you might see in art; it’s also about why we sacrifice our principles for power — power over other people, over technology, over resources.
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- Ed Simon | Public Humanities Special Faculty in the English Department of Carnegie Mellon University. His book is called “Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain.” [Amazon|Bookshop].
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