Author: Christopher Marlowe
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Keywords: faustus, doctor
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2001-04-01
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 1854593358
ISBN-13: 9781854593351
New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play• Critical, contextual and staging notes• Photographs of productions where applicable• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources
Author: Matthew Wilkinson
Publisher: Exposure Publishing
Keywords: faustus, imam, demise
Number of Pages: 68
Published: 2006-12-07
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0955481805
ISBN-13: 9780955481802
The story of ’Faust’ has become an important part of modern European mythology as the tale of a man who sold his soul to the devil in return for unlimited power and wealth. Here Faustus rears his head once more at a moment of religious controversy when the role of religion-and of Islam in particular-in society is the subject of fierce debate. The Demise of Imam Faustus, a drama by Matthew Wilkinson deals unashamedly with religious themes: the relationship of man with God and the impact of his conduct in this life on the eternal destination of his soul. This play was written for
Authors:Christopher Marlowe, Roma Gill,
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Keywords: mermaids, new, faustus
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0713667907
ISBN-13: 9780713667905
Christopher Marlowe’s play has two different recognized texts, with most editions based on the B text. Due to recent arguments for the authenticity of A, this edition is based on the A text. It includes a discussion of biographical, dramatic, and theatrical aspects of the play.
Author: Christopher Marlowe
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: editions, thrift, dover, faustus
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1994-10-20
List price: $2.00
ISBN-10: 0486282082
ISBN-13: 9780486282084
One of the glories of Elizabethan drama: Marlowe’s powerful retelling of the story of the learned German doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Footnotes.
Authors:Christopher Marlowe, Sylvan Barnet,
Publisher: Signet Classics
Keywords: classics, signet, faustus, doctor
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-02-01
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 0451527798
ISBN-13: 9780451527790
New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play• Critical, contextual and staging notes• Photographs of productions where applicable• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources
Authors:Thomas Mann, H. T. Lowe-Porter,
Publisher: Everyman’s Library
Keywords: library, everyman, faustus, doctor
Number of Pages: 580
Published: 1992-06-02
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0679409963
ISBN-13: 9780679409960
Introduction by T. J. Reed; Translation by H. T. Lowe-Porter
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