Sara Munson Deats is a Distinguished University Professor Emerita at the University of South Florida. Former President of the Marlowe Society of America, she has published over fifty essays on the early modern drama. Her twelve published books include three collections of essays on Christopher Marlowe, co-edited with Robert Logan; a collection of essays on Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, and Sex, Gender, and Desire in the Plays of Christopher Marlowe (1997), for which she received the Roma Gill Award from the Marlowe Society of America.

• 1. The background of the Faust legend; 2. Marlowe's Doctor Faustus; 3. Goethe's Faust; 4. Poste-Goethe dramatic versions of the Faust legend; 5. Cinematic Fausts; Epilogue.

'Based on solid and original scholarship, this book is intelligent and attractive for the educated readership, theatre and cinema-goers generally, and especially those interested in the Faust legend, Goethe, classical German literature, drama, and film. It can serve as a source of entertainment, a critical study, or a useful reference work.' David G. John, University of Waterloo. Canada