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Doctor Faustus is a surprisingly short and, for a 500 year old work, readable play. This free Kindle version has some OCR-type errors, but is itself very readable. There are hot links to and from footnotes.
Marlowe gives a chilling portrayal of a man who chooses to have the world - particularly through magic - temporarily in exchange for his soul eternally. Whenever Dr. Faustus questions his own choice, the Devil beseeches him and he reaffirms that choice. Dr. Faustus's intrigue with magic is all the more chilling in the historical context of Elizabethan England, when it was written, generally, and in particular the activities of her adviser John Dee and his fascination with the black arts. The play is no empty fantasy but a withering criticism of Dee and of the dabbling done during Elizabeth's reign, written with insight and wit. Those who try to summon and command angels will deal with the fallen angels.
The play can also be read as a critique of Puritanism/Calvinism by a Catholic, but there are also passages that leave room for argument by suggesting predestination; then again some ambiguity would be prudent if a Catholic were writing during the time of the Virgin Queen.
Marlowe gives a chilling portrayal of a man who chooses to have the world - particularly through magic - temporarily in exchange for his soul eternally. Whenever Dr. Faustus questions his own choice, the Devil beseeches him and he reaffirms that choice. Dr. Faustus's intrigue with magic is all the more chilling in the historical context of Elizabethan England, when it was written, generally, and in particular the activities of her adviser John Dee and his fascination with the black arts. The play is no empty fantasy but a withering criticism of Dee and of the dabbling done during Elizabeth's reign, written with insight and wit. Those who try to summon and command angels will deal with the fallen angels.
The play can also be read as a critique of Puritanism/Calvinism by a Catholic, but there are also passages that leave room for argument by suggesting predestination; then again some ambiguity would be prudent if a Catholic were writing during the time of the Virgin Queen.
By DniceMaki
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English 205, World Literature: Renaissance. Online class from Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon Winter Term 2013. This was assigned reading. It is hard to read.
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I have joined a reading club and was assigned the task of finding a drama to read and review from a list of 20 books. I chose "The importance of being ernest" and loved it so much that I opted to buy this book as well. However, this drama is very difficult to read and I could find a flow to keep me interested past the first two pages. I don't typically read this style any way - so it may be just a problem that I have. Not a good introductory book.
By Bob Milton
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Enjoying this read, and the translation seems to be a good translation of this play. However, there are frequent typos, and in some places I think some text is skipped, because it seems to jump around a lot. I have not read any other translations or the original, or ever seen it performed for that matter. So possibly it is complete. Given the not infrequent typos, I worry that it may be missing things. It was free or a dollar (I don't remember), but I'm considering paying a little more for a better translation. It is a classic play, and certainly worth reading.I just worry this translation may be imperfect. Can't beat it for the price, though
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Putting death into question - the possibility of suspending the conscious at the very moment of death and the affects on the physical body. Marlowe does a wonderful job of taking something normal and making it more.
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This was really good and a very quick read. Stories become classics for a reason and this lives up to the name.
By Phuong Le
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It's a simple story, but the vocabulary is very complicated because it is very old language. It's very hard for me to understand what the characters say.
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