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Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contempories. This edition offers his five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the few years before his violent death. Tamburlaine Part One and Part Two deal with the rise to world prominence of the great Scythian shepherd-robber; The Jew of Malta is a drama of villainy and revenge; Edward II was to influence Shakespeare's Richard II. Doctor Faustus, perhaps the first drama taken from the medieval legend of a man who sells his soul to the devil, is here in both its A- and its B- text, showing the enormous and fascinating differences between the two. Under the General Editorship of Dr Michael Cordner of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction and detailed annotation.
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David Bevington is Professor of English at the University of Chicago. Eric Rasmussen is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a good value for money book, especially for English literature students, comprising as it does a collection of Marlowe's best known works, some of which are pieces of classic literature and should be more widely read! It handily contains both A and B texts for Dr Faustus, always useful for comparison. Recommended for literature students or anyone with an interest in great literature.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I like Marlow and am fascinated by this auto-bio. play in two bits!
Dr Faustus, A & B, simply fluent and brilliant. The modern touches are hardly noticeable and the poetry (10 usual beat bars) is divine.
His ad-lib type prose is a must for modern playwrights, too; none of the plays seem dated, still fresh and lively and reflect Protestantism anti-popery (and I am tagged RC!)slap-stick; (read "Time" July 26th., p.8) about modern-day catholic feeling a la americaine! ie., anti-popish!
Sorry, going on too much. A very enjoyable roller-coaster of a play, apologies to Mr Blackadder!
Dr Faustus, A & B, simply fluent and brilliant. The modern touches are hardly noticeable and the poetry (10 usual beat bars) is divine.
His ad-lib type prose is a must for modern playwrights, too; none of the plays seem dated, still fresh and lively and reflect Protestantism anti-popery (and I am tagged RC!)slap-stick; (read "Time" July 26th., p.8) about modern-day catholic feeling a la americaine! ie., anti-popish!
Sorry, going on too much. A very enjoyable roller-coaster of a play, apologies to Mr Blackadder!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As someone who was recently involved with a theatrical production of Faustus, I found this edition extremely helpful. The historical context, detailed notes and accurate presentation of both the A and B texts all make it much easier to navigate this fascinating piece of drama. Highly recommended edition.
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A good collection of Marlowe's plays
I love Marlowe for his exuberant wit and fine intelligence, and this collection of plays shows them off well. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Roman Clodia
Brilliant subject matter, classic literature
After reading this I can well understand the Shakespeare related theories. Each play is well and timelessly executed. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2004 by Mr. S. J. Hunt
Stories which have entered our mythology
The story of Dr F. is no longer an original one, but in Marlowe's time the play pointed up man's increasing attempts to devolve power to himself from God. Read more
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