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Doctor Faustus (play) The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. It was probably written in 1592 or 1593, shortly before Marlowe's death.
Doctor Faustus Full Play Summary. Doctor Faustus, a well-respected German scholar, grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of knowledge—logic, medicine, law, and religion—and decides that he wants to learn to practice magic.
Doctor Faustus is a scholar living in Wittenberg, Germany. Feeling that he has reached the ends of all traditional studies, he decides to pursue magic, and has his servant Wagner bring him Valdes and Cornelius, two men who can teach him how to perform magic incantations.
Apr 23, 2024 · Faust, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. There was a historical Faust, indeed perhaps two, one of whom more than once alluded to the devil as his Schwager, or crony.
Doctor Faustus by English playwright Christopher Marlowe is a play first performed in the late 16th century. It is a classic tragedy that explores the themes of knowledge, power, and sacrifice. The play follows the ambitious scholar Dr. Faustus, who, dissatisfied with traditional forms of knowledge, enters into a pact with the devil ...
Available now, fully annotated, and made easy to read and easy to understand, the definitive edition of Christopher Marlowe's DOCTOR FAUSTUS, the most famous non-Shakespearean play of the Elizabethan era. The play can be downloaded to your E-reader, printed out, or read online.
Jul 29, 2020 · Christopher Marlowe in Doctor Faustus, one of the earliest and the most famous non-Shakespearean Elizabethan tragedies, manages not only to bridge the gap between the medieval morality plays and the secular, classically influenced dramas of the Renaissance but to produce one of the core myths of Western civilization.
