An updated and accessible edition of this classic and popular play.
A modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which twentieth-century Germany sells its soul to the devil.
Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe transformed the Faust legend into the English language's first epic tragedy, a vivid drama that abounds in psychological insights and poetic grandeur.
The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust, that was first performed ...
This Norton Critical Edition of the play features the two early versions of Marlowe's play, the A-Text from 1604 and B-Text from 1616, each with detailed annotations.
(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) Introduction by T. J. Reed; Translation by H. T. Lowe-Porter This book is about Adrian Leverkuhn, a former theological student who has become a composer, who enters symbolically into a pact with the devil.
Doctor Faustus(2/E 5/I)
This edition has been updated and revised. Keefer’s critical introduction reconstructs the ideological contexts that shaped and deformed the play, and the text is accompanied by textual and explanatory notes and excerpts from sources.
This edition of the 'A' text, with supporting documents that include selections from The English Life of Faustus, contemporary testimonies to Marlowe's 'atheism', and passages from the 'B' text, offers a startling new context in which to ...
This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, surveying notable stage productions from its initial performance in 1594 to the present and including TV, audio and cinematic versions.