Doctor Faustus

Christopher Marlowe, Paul Menzer

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Bloomsbury
15 November 2018

Plays & playscripts; Drama & performing (Children's&YA); Educational: study & revision guides

Series: New Mermaids

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:

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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.

By: Christopher Marlowe
Edited by: Paul Menzer
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 140g
ISBN: 9781474295178
ISBN 10: 1474295177
Series: New Mermaids
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 November 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Menzer is Professor and Director of the Mary Baldwin College Shakespeare and Performance programme at Mary Baldwin College, USA.