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WestportREADS: The Enduring Fascination with the Faustian Bargain
In this year's Westport Reads novel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, a young woman's Faustian bargain allows her immortality, but leaves her in oblivion until one person remembers her. Centuries ago, Dr. Faustus signed away his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal life, power, and perfection, thus creating the original “deal with the devil.” Explore literary "Fausts" through history with Dr. Emily Bryan, who teaches Renaissance literature at Sacred Heart University.
If you missed the event, you can watch the video recording here.
Dr. Bryan joined the Sacred Heart faculty after teaching at West Point, Dominican College, Northwestern and Brown. In addition to research and publications on Early Modern Drama, especially boy actors, education, gender performance, religious theater, women’s writing, and transatlantic networks, Dr. Bryan is actively involved in theater production, having worked for Shakespeare on the Sound in Norwalk, CT for over 10 years, as a dramaturg and director of education.
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