The Devil as Muse

Does the Devil lie at the heart of the creative process? In The Devil as Muse , Fred Parker offers an entirely fresh reflection on the age-old question, echoing William Blake's famous statement: "the true poet is of the Devil's party." Expertly examining three literary interpretations of the Devil and his influence upon the artist--Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost , the Mephistopheles of Goethe's Faust , and the one who offers daimonic creativity in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus --Parker unveils a