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Title: Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe ISBN: 0-486-28208-2 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 20 October, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A worthwhile read
Comment: The story of the infamous Dr. Faustus shows depth on many levels. Marlowe explores the developing morality play genre while calling upon aspects of classic tragedy. The main character, Faustus, finds himself too intelligent for the sciences of mortal man, and pursues a god-like existence in exchange for his soul. Prodded and guided by Mephostiphiles, servant to Lucifer, Faustus explores aspects of nature and society that the common man only dreams about. The conflict within Faustus is the central focus of the play, and Marlowe challenges the reader to consider whether it is more worthwhile to pursue mortal prestige or eternal salvation
Rating: 5
Summary: See, see where Christ's blood streams in the firmament!
Comment: I have read and reread all of Marlowe's plays, and this one, written when he was 24, is still my favorite. It dramatizes the fall from grace of Dr. John Faustus, a physician in 15th century Germany. Faustus is unsatisfied with the laurels of earthly fame, so to extend his knowledge and his power he sells his soul to the devil. The tragedy is that he doesn't get nearly what he thought he would, and in the end he descends to using his powers to play sophomoric tricks on country bumpkins. The final scene, in which Faustus realizes it is too late, and he is damned to hell forever, is one of the most terrifying, powerful and moving in English literature.
Rating: 5
Summary: NOT a rendition of Faust
Comment: This book is NOT a rendition of Goethe's Faust, as one reviewer mentioned. Marlowe wrote the original version (Doctor Faustus), and Goethe rewrote it with his own ideas of forgiveness in Faust. Both versions should be read, as they are often quite different in plot and, espeically, conclusion. Almost competely different stories, both are worth reading for their theological and spiritual value. Doctor Faustus is a quick and easy read, but filled with great stuff! A must read for anyone who appreciates classical literature.
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Title: Goethe's Faust by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, WALTER KAUFMANN ISBN: 0385031149 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 04 December, 1962 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Volpone by Ben Jonson ISBN: 0486280497 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 20 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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Title: Doctor Faustus : The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn As Told by a Friend by John E. Woods, Thomas Mann ISBN: 0375701168 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 27 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Faust: A Tragedy: Interpretive Notes, Contexts, Modern Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Walter W. Arndt, Cyrus Hamlin ISBN: 0393972828 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.30 |
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Title: Faust I & II (Goethe : The Collected Works, Vol 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Stuart Atkins ISBN: 069103656X Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 05 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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