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The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus: Marlowe's Classic Drama of the Faust Legend
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ISBN13: 9781617206931
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 26 2012
Pages: 50
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe's powerful Renaissance drama exploring ambition, knowledge, and the price of forbidden power. One of the most famous tragedies of the Elizabethan stage, the play tells the story of the brilliant scholar Doctor Faustus, whose insatiable desire for knowledge and magical power leads him to make a fateful pact with the devil.
Dissatisfied with the limits of conventional learning, Faustus turns to necromancy and summons the demon Mephistopheles. In exchange for his soul, he gains twenty-four years of supernatural power and worldly pleasure. Yet as the years pass, Faustus discovers that the rewards of his bargain bring neither wisdom nor fulfillment, and the terrible consequences of his choice draw ever closer.
Drawing upon the legendary Faust story that circulated widely in Renaissance Europe, Marlowe created a dramatic work that explores the tension between human aspiration and moral responsibility. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus remains one of the defining works of early English drama, combining poetic intensity with philosophical reflection on the limits of human ambition and the dangers of overreaching desire.
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