![]() ![]() ![]() First, the position of the "dialogue" in the story's timeline comes too late for it to represent the conclusion of the agreement. Nevertheless, there is sufficient evidence in the text of Doctor Faustus to conclude that the dialogue between Adrian and Lucifer is probably meant to be treated allegorically, rather than as literal truth. ![]() Zeitblom, the narrator, claims that the "dialogue" cannot possibly be genuine, but offers no evidence apart from his horror at what would be implied if events had transpired as they are described. Therein, Lucifer purports to set out the terms of the agreement into which Leverkühn apparently enters - twenty-four years of unequalled genius in exchange for his warmth, his ability to love, his soul. Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus is punctuated exactly in the middle by the transcript of an allged dialogue between the composer Adrian Leverkühn and the Devil. How Not To Make A Deal With The Devil : A Critical Look At Chapter XXV Of Mann's Doctor Faustus ![]()
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