Thomas Kemple is Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. His previous publications include Reading Marx Writing: Melodrama, the Market, and the ''Grundrisse'', and articles in the Journal of Classical Sociology and Theory, Culture & Society.

"Anyone who is interested in Max Weber as a person and a scholar should read K.'s provocative and fascinating book." (Christopher Adair-Toteff, Theological Studies, Vol. 77 (1), 2016)

• Introductory Remarks: Sociological Allegory in the Age of Weber PART I: FAUST'S STUDY 1. Polemical Arts of Speaking Sociologically: Weber's Lectern 2. Casuistic Disciplines of Capitalist Science: Weber's Bifocals 3. Narrative Conventions of Political Discourse: Weber's Prism PART II: TOLSTOY'S KEYNOTE 4. Cosmopolitan Ethics of War and Peace: Weber's Machine 5. Resurrecting Charisma: Weber's Pendulum Interim Reflections (In Lieu of a Conclusion): Intellectual Work and the Spirit of Capitalism