Doctor Faustus : A- and B- texts (1604, 1616)

Author(s)

• Marlowe, Christopher
• Bevington, David M.
• Rasmussen, Eric

Bibliographic Information

Doctor Faustus : A- and B- texts (1604, 1616)

Christopher Marlowe and his collaborator and revisers ; edited by David Bevington and Eric Rasmussen

（The revels plays）

Manchester University Press, c1993

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780719015540

Description

This volume in the "Revel Plays" series, offers reading editions, with modern spelling, of the 1604 and 1616 editions of Marlowe's play, arguing that the two cannot be conflated into one. Included are sources and commentary, literary criticism, style and staging/performance assessments.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to "Dr Faustus"
• date
• sources and background
• "Dr Faustus" - the orthodox framework
• "Dr Faustus" and humanist inspiration
• "Dr Faustus" - magic and poetry
• genre and structure
• style and imagery
• staging and themes in the 1616 quarto
• "Dr Faustus" in performance
• the texts of "Dr Faustus" - "Dr Faustus", A-text (1604), "Dr Faustus", B-text (1616).

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780719016431

Description

This volume in the "Revel Plays" series, offers reading editions, with modern spelling, of the 1604 and 1616 editions of Marlowe's play, arguing that the two cannot be conflated into one. Included are sources and commentary, literary criticism, style and staging/performance assessments. -- .

Table of Contents

• Introduction to "Dr Faustus"
• date
• sources and background
• "Dr Faustus" - the orthodox framework
• "Dr Faustus" and humanist inspiration
• "Dr Faustus" - magic and poetry
• genre and structure
• style and imagery
• staging and themes in the 1616 quarto
• "Dr Faustus" in performance
• the texts of "Dr Faustus" - "Dr Faustus", A-text (1604), "Dr Faustus", B-text (1616).

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Details

• NCID: BA19777301
• ISBN:
  • 0719015545
  • 0719016436
• LCCN: 92031602
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Manchester
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 298 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR2664
  • DC20 : 822/.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus -- Criticism, Textual
  • LCSH : Faust, d. ca. 1540, in fiction, drama, poetry, etc
  • LCSH : Faust, d. ca. 1540 -- Drama
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00274021