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Devil's Contract:the History Of the Faustian Bargain
[Hardback - 2024]
ed simon
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Sub-category: Anthropology
Additional Category: Literary Criticism - Philosophy
Publisher: Melville House | ISBN: 9781685891046 | Pages: 336
Shipping Weight: .469 | Dimensions: 5.5 x .844 x 8.25 inches

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A devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and beyond ...

From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain—the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power—has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective imaginations.

Scholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian bargain, from the Bible to blues, and illustrates how the impulse fto sacrifice our principles in exchange for power is present in all kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, from social media to climate change to AI, and beyond. In doing so, Simon conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows us about power and evil ... and ourselves.

About the Author

Ed Simon is the executive director of Belt Media Collaborative and editor in chief of literary journal Belt Magazine. A staff writer for LitHub, his essays and criticism have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Paris Review Daily, the New Republic, and the Washington Post. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his family.