Synopsis
One of Western culture's most enduring myths recounts a learned German doctor's sale of his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe transformed the Faust legend into the English language's first epic tragedy, a vivid drama that abounds in psychological insights and poetic grandeur.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
- ISBN: 9780486282084
- Number of pages: 64
- Dimensions: 210 x 133 x 4 mm
- Weight: 55g
- Languages: English
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Do not order this play from Waterstones
Great play, however my pages came stuck together and I had to rip them apart making the top of some of my pages rip. Don't feel like this is acceptable. My... READ MORE
Fantastic edition, better than Goethe
This is an excellent edition of a major Elizabethan comic-tragedy by Christopher Marlowe. Whereas Goethe's "play" is more of an attempt to use the minimali... READ MORE