Ebook: Doctor Faustus

Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chronology of Marlowe's Life and Works -- Introduction -- 1. ORIGINS OF THE FAUSTUS LEGEND -- 2. THE FIRST ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY OF FAUSTUS -- 3. EXTRACTS FROM THE Damnable Life -- 4. DATE OF THE PLAY -- 5. AUTHORSHIP OF THE PLAY -- 6. THE RENAISSANCE -- 7. THE MORALITY PLAYS -- 8. The Tragical History of The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus -- 1. Faustus commits himself to evil -- 2. Faustus exploits his power -- 3. The damnation of Faustus -- 9. MARLOWE'S THEATRE -- 1. The building -- 2. The persons -- 10. STAGE-HISTORY OF Doctor Faustus -- 11. TEXT OF Doctor Faustus -- THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS -- Dramatis Personae -- Prologue -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Short Bibliography -- EDITIONS OF MARLOWE'S WORKS -- BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES -- CRITICAL STUDIES.;In this classic and much-loved edition of Marlowe's best-known play, John D. Jump provides the reader with a wealth of introductory and explanatory material. As well as a fascinating chronology of Marlowe's life and works and extensive notes on the text, this edition includes a substantial and authoritative historical introduction to the play. An essential text whether studying the play in detail or coming to it for the first time.