Johannes Spies
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Johannes Spies was a 16th-century German printer and publisher in Frankfurt, best known for issuing the influential 1587 chapbook on the legend of Doctor Faustus.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern printer
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human ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German book trade in Frankfurt ⓘ |
| basedIn | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of the Faust legend ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
printing
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publishing ⓘ |
| genre |
chapbook
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popular literature ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christopher Marlowe’s "Doctor Faustus" (indirectly via the Faustbuch)
NERFINISHED
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later Faust literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| notability | issued the influential 1587 chapbook on Doctor Faustus ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1587 Faustbuch
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Historia von D. Johann Fausten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
printer
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publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printedGenre |
popular chapbooks
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religious literature ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfNotableWork | 1587 ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Doctor Faustus legend ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Reformation era
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early modern period ⓘ |
| workLocation | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workUsedAsSourceFor | later Faust adaptations ⓘ |
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