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Doctor Faustus

by Christopher Marlowe
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Overview

Doctor Faustus es una novela del escritor alemán Thomas Mann; su redacción comenzó en 1943 y fue publicada en 1947. La novela, escrita durante el exilio estadounidense de Mann recibió aportaciones de personalidades tan importantes como Ígor Stravinski, Arnold Schönberg y sobre todo Theodor W. Adorno, todos exiliados residentes en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, como Mann. La obra relata la vida del ficticio Adrian Leverkühn, un prodigio en la música de principios del siglo XX, desde su infancia hasta su muerte. Intencionadamente hace coincidir su propia historia vital con la historia moral de Fausto, perteneciente a la mitología medieval alemana, quien se vendió a sí mismo al demonio Mefistófeles. Si la presencia del Demonio es real o no en la obra de Mann es algo que queda en el aire, pudiendo ser producto de la imaginación de A. Leverkühn, o no. En cualquier caso Leverkühn, inspirado por este Demonio real o fantástico, desarrolla su arte hasta sus últimas consecuencias, culminando en su fatídica muerte determinada de antemano; así, paralelamente la sociedad alemana se encamina, con el nazismo, hacia su fatídico y catastrófico destino.

A guide to reading "Doctor Faustus" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

About the Author, Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era and the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born the same year as Marlowe and who rose to fame after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for their use of blank verse, and for their overreaching protagonists.

Colin Teevan is a celebrated playwright, translator and screenwriter. His work has been produced by many leading theatres including the National, the Young Vic, the Soho Theatre and the National Theatre of Scotland.

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This combines annotated and modernized versions of Marlowe's 1604 text, plus the 1592 English translation of an earlier German text on which Marlowe based his play. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Book Details

Published
August 1, 2011
Publisher
VI-DA GLOBAL
ISBN
9789876785990

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