Doctor Faustus A- and B- texts (1604, 1616) : Christopher Marlowe and his collaborator and revisers
"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" -- publisher
Print Book, English, ©1993
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, Manchester, New York, ©1993
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780719015540, 9780719016431, 0719015545, 0719016436
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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).