Doctor Faustus / Christopher Marlowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marlowe, Christopher, author.

Series:

AS/A-level student text guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus.

Marlowe, Christopher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire : Philip Allan Updates, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The perfect accompaniment to the set text, providing invaluable background and exam advice. Written by experienced teachers and examiners

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; Aims of the guide; Assessment Objectives; Text Guidance; Contexts; Marlowe's birthplace: Canterbury; Life and works of Christopher Marlowe; The theatre; The Renaissance; Renaissance magic; The Faust legend; The play on stage; Critical history; Marlowe's language; Scene summaries and notes; Character notes; Faustus: 'This learned man'; Mephistopheles: 'sweet friend' or 'accursed spirit'?; Theme I: Magic and the supernatural; Theme II: Condemnation or celebration?; Imagery and symbolism; The Seven Deadly Sins; Faustus's final soliloquy; The Chorus

Comedy'Tragicall History'; Gothic elements; Audience reactions; Significant differences in the B-text; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; M; O; P; S; T; W; Literary terms and concepts; Selected literary criticism; Questions and Answers; Essay questions, specimen plans and notes; Sample essays; Further study

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4441-4285-2

OCLC:

795119753