Doctor Faustus
By (author) Marlowe, Christopher
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By (author) Marlowe, Christopher; Edited by Menzer Paul
Description
This fully re-edited, modernised play text is accompanied by commentary notes and an introduction written by Paul Menzer, guiding you through the fume of fact and legend that have accompanied the play across the centuries. As well as the complete text of the play, this re-edited New Mermaids edition includes: · A detailed plot summary and annotations throughout the text · An annotated bibliography and suggestions for further reading · A comprehensive introduction exploring the historical and literary context, and performance history, including Orson Welles’s 1937 role as Doctor Faustus as well as recent productions at The Globe and the RSC One of the most spectacular and popular plays of the Elizabethan stage, Christopher Marlowe''s Doctor Faustus, with its fantastical mix of high-minded theology and low-brow slapstick, has allured generations of readers and playgoers in the ensuing centuries.
Table of contents
Introduction Preface Plot summary Analysis 1. Historical and literary contexts 2. Performance aspects of the text 3. Critical interpretations Resources and annotated bibliography A note on the text The Play
Biographical note
Paul Menzer is Professor and Director of the Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare and Performance programme at Mary Baldwin College, USA.
Promotional headline
Doctor John Faustus of Wittenburg trades his soul to Lucifer for years of learning without limits and power without parallel. In this completely new edition of the play, Paul Menzer demonstrates how you can engage with this challenging, colourful tragedy for yourself.
Description for collection
New Mermaids is a series of over 50 modernized and fully annotated classic plays, with an active programme of new editions. New Mermaids are edited and updated by experienced teachers who are internationally recognized as authorities in their field. They are ideal for, and accessible to, actors, theatre-goers and students and are printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, with annotations below the text and a comprehensive introduction. General Editors: William C. Carroll, Boston University, USA and Tiffany Stern, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.
Feature
Doctor Faustus is consistently the top-selling New Mermaids title
Feature
This is a set text on the new A level syllabus - the volume''s editorial content questions will help A level students with the challenges presented by the play
Feature
The pedagogical support offered by the edition in addition to the playtext will make it an invaluable study aid as well as a primary text on a wide variety of university courses (as it can be classed as the last medieval morality play and the first renaissance tragedy)
Description
This fully re-edited, modernised play text is accompanied by commentary notes and an introduction written by Paul Menzer, guiding you through the fume of fact and legend that have accompanied the play across the centuries. As well as the complete text of the play, this re-edited New Mermaids edition includes: · A detailed plot summary and annotations throughout the text · An annotated bibliography and suggestions for further reading · A comprehensive introduction exploring the historical and literary context, and performance history, including Orson Welles’s 1937 role as Doctor Faustus as well as recent productions at The Globe and the RSC One of the most spectacular and popular plays of the Elizabethan stage, Christopher Marlowe''s Doctor Faustus, with its fantastical mix of high-minded theology and low-brow slapstick, has allured generations of readers and playgoers in the ensuing centuries.
Table of contents
Introduction Preface Plot summary Analysis 1. Historical and literary contexts 2. Performance aspects of the text 3. Critical interpretations Resources and annotated bibliography A note on the text The Play
Biographical note
Paul Menzer is Professor and Director of the Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare and Performance programme at Mary Baldwin College, USA.
Promotional headline
Doctor John Faustus of Wittenburg trades his soul to Lucifer for years of learning without limits and power without parallel. In this completely new edition of the play, Paul Menzer demonstrates how you can engage with this challenging, colourful tragedy for yourself.
Description for collection
New Mermaids is a series of over 50 modernized and fully annotated classic plays, with an active programme of new editions. New Mermaids are edited and updated by experienced teachers who are internationally recognized as authorities in their field. They are ideal for, and accessible to, actors, theatre-goers and students and are printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, with annotations below the text and a comprehensive introduction. General Editors: William C. Carroll, Boston University, USA and Tiffany Stern, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.
Feature
Doctor Faustus is consistently the top-selling New Mermaids title
Feature
This is a set text on the new A level syllabus - the volume''s editorial content questions will help A level students with the challenges presented by the play
Feature
The pedagogical support offered by the edition in addition to the playtext will make it an invaluable study aid as well as a primary text on a wide variety of university courses (as it can be classed as the last medieval morality play and the first renaissance tragedy)
