An edition of The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus (1609)

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An edition of The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus (1609)

Doctor Faustus.

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Marlowe's play has two different recognized texts, with most editions based on the B text. Due to recent arguments for the authenticity of A, this edition is based on the A text. It includes a discussion of biographical, dramatic and theatrical aspects of the play.

Publish Date
Publisher
New American Library
Language
English
Pages
207

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Subjects

Drama, Magicians, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Germany, Lord's prayer, Devil, In literature, English drama, Criticism and interpretation, Classic Literature, Fiction, Legends, Teatro inglés, Doctor Faustus (Marlowe, Christopher), Literature, European Economic Community, Textual Criticism, Marlowe, christopher, 1564-1593, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Drama (dramatic works by one author), Dramas, Early works to 1800, English literature, Germany, fiction, Fiction, general, European economic community, great britain, Adaptations, Mephistopheles (Legendary character), Englisch

People

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), Faust (d. ca. 1540), William Modlen, Faust, Faust (-approximately 1540)

Places

Germany

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Doctor Faustus
2006, Oxford University Press
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Doctor Faustus
1973, Oliver and Boyd
in English
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Doctor Faustus.
1969, New American Library
in English
Cover of: The tragical history of Doctor Faustus
The tragical history of Doctor Faustus
1966, Gordian Press
in English
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Doctor Faustus.
1962, Harvard University Press
in English
Cover of: Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
December 1950, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus: A Play Written by Christopher Marlowe
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus: A Play Written by Christopher Marlowe
1905, J.M. Dent
Cover of: The tragical history of Doctor Faustus
The tragical history of Doctor Faustus
1900, University Tutorial Press
in English
Cover of: The tragical history of Doctor Faustus
The tragical history of Doctor Faustus
1897, J. M. Dent
in English
Cover of: Doctor Faustus; text and major criticism
Doctor Faustus; text and major criticism
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in English

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Table of Contents

Doctor Faustus [by C. Marlowe]
Textual note.
The source of Doctor Faustus, from The history of the damnable life and deserved death of Doctor John Faustus.
Commentaries. The tragic form, by R. B. Sewall. Five-act structure in Doctor Faustus, by G. K. Hunter. Doctor Faustus at Stratford-upon-Avon, 1968, by J. R. Brown.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York
Series
Signet classics, CQ452. The Signet classic world drama series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822/.3
Library of Congress
PR2664 .A1 1969

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 207 p.
Number of pages
207

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5694016M
LCCN
70078795
OCLC/WorldCat
56221
LibraryThing
11815

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL45714W

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