Doctor Faustus: With The English Faust Book

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Doctor Faustus: With The English Faust Book
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Christopher Marlowe
Edited by David Wootton
SeriesHackett Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780872207295
ClassificationsDewey:822.3 822.9
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 15 March 2005
Publication Country United States

Description

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 understand this play, its comedy, and its tawdry representation of demonic magic. In this light, argues Wootton, Marlowe's Faustus both reflects the centrality of comedy to the Faust legend and plays an ambiguous role in a crucial intellectual debate of the playwright's time.

Author Biography

David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York.

Reviews

This is an excellent edition; I really appreciate the clear Introduction and the exceptionally useful notes. I look forward to using this text with a freshman literature class who will really benefit from the helpful textual apparatus. --Charlotte England, Department of English, Salisbury University The inexpensive paperback will allow this student-friendly text to be added to the reading list of a variety of high-school and college courses. Teachers as well as students will find the Introduction here very useful. -- Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance