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Summary Of Scholarly Addiction: Doctor Faustus

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Annotated Bibliography Lemon, Rebecca. “Scholarly Addiction: Doctor Faustus and the Drama of Devotion.”Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 69, no. 3, 2016, pp. 865–898. Academic Search Complete [EBSCO]. This article uses other theologians and sources to compare to Faustus to prove that he is addicted to certain things such as magic and study. The article also breaks down the word for addiction which means dedication. The article also goes to show his dedication to the contract he signed for his soul and also his lack of. This article then goes on to show how poorly written Faustus’ contract is written. The article describes it in such detail so that the author can claim that because Faustus didn’t alter the contract it shows his dedication …show more content…

The author states the person who claimed that this sin was unforgivable and summarizes his argument, but then goes to prove it wrong. This article has several paragraphs dedicated to showing that the sins of Faustus were in fact forgivable, and then in some places goes further to state that Faustus keeps himself from salvation mainly for pride reasons. In the last page of the article it refers to the drama when Faustus claims to have sin greater than the devil in the garden showing Faustus’ pride that interferes with his repentance. I would use this source for its quotes on pride and forgiveness of sin. This article seems less developed then some, though it lines up better with my argument and would help me more so than other …show more content…

It brings to attention his half truths by showing the Bible passages Faustus miss quotes proving his preconceived view points which shows his intellectual folly. Another flaw it points out is that instead of using his power to gain knowledge he ends up playing practical jokes. The author of this article uses this part of the original text to point out that Faustus has lost the pursuit of knowledge which is folly for a scholar. The author of this article goes on to prove that Faustus has given up his academic credibility. I would use select quotes from this to help point out that Faustus is wrong in his thinking. However, I do not think the overall feel of this paper matches my own making this a source I would only use if I had to. Engberg, Norma J. “The Truncated Passive: How Dr. Faustus Avoids Laying Blame or Taking Responsibility.” Journal of the Wooden O Symposium, vol. 5, 2005, pp. 1–12.Academic Search Complete

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