{"product_id":"devils-contract-the-history-of-the-faustian-bargain-9781685892074","title":"Devil's Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Lively . . . excoriating, eloquent . . . We are all Faustians now.\" -- James Wood, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and beyond, now in paperback . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain--the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power--has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective imaginations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian bargain, from the Bible to blues, and illustrates how the impulse to sacrifice our principles in exchange for power is present in all kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, from social media to climate change to AI, and beyond. In doing so, Simon conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows us about power and evil . . . and ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEd Simon is the Public Humanities Special Faculty in the English Department of Carnegie Mellon University and editor in chief of literary journal \u003ci\u003eBelt Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e A staff writer for \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, his essays and criticism have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e Daily, the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603253690642,"sku":"9781685892074","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26350d5e-4448-4d40-a03b-f0be2e837781.jpg?v=1757431865","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/devils-contract-the-history-of-the-faustian-bargain-9781685892074","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}