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Overview
Marlowe's classic treatment of the myth of man's greed and ambition has contemporary reverberations that make it compelling drama. Plays for Performance Series.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.
Synopsis
This new edition of Dr. Faustus presents the play in its original spelling with extensive commentary and textual apparatus. Based on the edition of 1604, the book includes an introduction that presents a new theory of the text and its transmission, and appendices that outline different theories of the text and provide both the alternative passages from the 1616 edition and extracts from The English Faustbook, which was the play's principal source.
"Strongly recommended for all academic libraries."--Choice
Editorials
Studies in English Literature 48.2 (Spring 2008)
"This edition is absolutely essential for any serious student or teacher of this perpetually intriguing and vexing play."— Peter G. Platt