Doctor Faustus

Name: Doctor Faustus
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SKU: 9781585100897
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With The English Faust Book

By Christopher Marlowe

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Summary

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe is a classic Elizabethan tragedy that explores the ambitious scholar Faustus who makes a pact with the devil, trading his soul for magical powers. The play delves into themes of knowledge, power, temptation, and damnation, set against the dramatic and historical backdrop of Renaissance thought.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This edition is especially suited for university students, academics, and theatre practitioners interested in Renaissance drama, performance history, and the cultural legacy of the Faust myth. It is ideal for those studying or teaching Elizabethan literature or dramatic arts.

An authoritative text of Marlowe's classic play, with a substantial introduction giving historical background, with performance (play and cinema) history, illustrations, a useful timeline, and a list of topics designed to promote discussion.

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An authoritative text of Marlowe's classic play, with notes and a substantial introduction giving historical background, dramatic context, and performance history, including cinematic history. This text is based on the authoritative edition by Irving Ribner, updated, with much additional material on performance, by James H. Lake.

Interviews with Ralph Alan Cohen of Shenandoah Shakespeare and Andreas Teuber (Mephistopheles in the Richard Burton production) discuss issues of performance. Includes illustrations, a useful timeline, a list of topics designed to promote discussion, and an up-to-date bibliography.

Doctor Faustus offers readers an enriched experience through its detailed and insightful commentary on the play.

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Professor James Lake's updated edition of Irving Ribner's authoritative text is highly praised for its thorough introduction and extensive historical and theatrical context. Lake's contribution broadens the understanding of the Faust legend and Marlowe's work with references spanning centuries and mediums, from stage to film. This edition includes valuable interviews and materials that enrich the study and performance of the play, making it a favoured resource among scholars and teachers of Elizabethan drama.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781585100897

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Edition: New edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by David Wootton
Edited by James H. Lake
Edited by David Wootton

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 114

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Christopher Marlowe Non-Fiction

About the Author

James H. Lake (Ph.D. University of Delaware) is Professor of English at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and has been appointed to the faculty of the Greco Institute. He has served as Director of the LSUS Joys of Learning Humanities Seminars for the Elderly, Director of the University's Honors Program and Director of the LSUS Master of Arts in Liberal Arts Program. He has served on numerous boards, including the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the Board of Directors of the Noel Foundation, and the editorial board of Shakespeare and the Classroom. He has published widely on Shakespeare and Shakespeare and Film, has edited the Focus-on- Performance edition of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus and is the Series Editor for the New Kittredge Shakespeare.