“That Which Nourishes Me Destroys Me”: Christopher Marlowe and Our Deals with the Devil
Like Marlowe’s Faustus, we all make our own deals with the devil in pursuit of “frivolous demands.”
Like Marlowe’s Faustus, we all make our own deals with the devil in pursuit of “frivolous demands.”
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