It was probably written in 1592 or 1593, shortly before Marlowe's death. The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. The spelling "Histoy" is agreed to be a typographical error.
The artwork used for the cover is 'Faust and Mephistofle' by Eugène Siberdt.Frontispiece to a 1620 printing of Doctor Faustus showing Faustus conjuring Mephistophilis. Production notes: This ebook of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus was published by Global Grey on the 29th April 2021, and updated on the 19th April 2022. This 1800's version was edited by Alexander Dyce, based on the 1604 text. This book has 18,866 words, and 75 pages in the PDF version. The A text is considered to be the closest to Marlowe's original, although at various points, the consensus has swung the other way in favour of text B. There are two versions of this play in existance a 1604 version (usually called the A text), and a 1616 version (the B text). Doctor Faustus was the last play Christopher Marlowe wrote before his murder at age 29, in a drinking tavern. Predictably, Faust regrets this decision when faced with eternal damnation. It tells the story of how Faustus does a deal with the devil in return for magical powers, unlimited knowledge, and the ability of command over Mephistopheles, a demon. It was first performed by the Admiral's Men (considered one of the most important acting troupes of English Renaissance theatre) in 1592. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe's drama based off the classic legend of Johann Georg Faust, a German alchemist and magician.
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