- Drama, Legends, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Poetry (poetic works by one author)
"Doctor Faustus is a classic; its imaginative boldness and vertiginous ironies have fascinated readers and playgoers alike. But the fact that this play exists in two early versions, printed in 1604 and 1616, has posed formidable problems for critics.
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Prestige, bleak, grave and classical in form.
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the book
- Author
- Christopher Marlowe
- First published
- 1662
- Pages
- 111
- Publisher
- Telstar Video, Methuen Educational., A&C Black
- Editions
- 89
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9780929587561
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