FRSEMR 35u - Nazism, Stalinism, and the Devil: Reading History through Doctor Faustus and The Master and Margarita

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Harvard University

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In Doctor Faustus and The Master and Margarita, Thomas Mann and Mikhail Bulgakov use the legend of Faust and the figure of the devil to investigate the social, political, and cultural origins of Nazism and Stalinism. This course takes up their explorations by revisiting the founding texts of the Faust legend and pairing the novels of Mann and Bulgakov with the best historical scholarship on the two regimes.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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