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Dr. Faustus

By Christopher Marlowe

Dr. Faustus Drama

Dr. Faustus

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One of the most durable myths in Western culture, the story of Faust tells of a learned German doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Early enactments of Faust's damnation were often the raffish fare of clowns and low comedians. But the young Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) recognized in the story of Faust's temptation and fall the elements of tragedy. In his epic treatment of the Faust legend, Marlowe retains much of the rich phantasmagoria of its origins. There are florid visions of an enraged Lucifer, dueling angels, the Seven Deadly Sins, Faustus tormenting the Pope, and his summoning of the spirit of Alexander the Great. But the playwright created equally powerful scenes that invest the work with tragic dignity, among them the doomed man's calling upon Christ to save him and his ultimate rejection of salvation for the embrace of Helen of Troy.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
64
Release Date:
1994-10-20
Publication Date:
1994-10-20
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0486282082
ISBN13:
9780486282084
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
14
Weight:
58 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
212 cm
Thickness:
10 cm

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