The most obvious and consistently applicable literary precedent which lies behind The Damnation Game is, of course, the Faust parable as articulated in various treatments from Marlowe onwards. The complex characterization of Mamoulian, however, also suggests meaningful comparison to a number of mythical, legendary, and literary traditions, including those of the vampire, Tithonus, and the Wandering Jew.
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