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Title: Doctor Faustus

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Synopsis
"Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?" Dr. Faustus famously asks of Helen of Troy when he conjures her at the suggestion of his students in this major work, written in 1588. A master scholar, Faust, dissatisfied by the limitations of book learning, seeks higher knowledge through black magic, which leads to a private audience with Mephostophilis, Satan's courier. Faust agrees to sell his soul to the devil in return for 24 years of Mephostophilis's bidding. With the dark compact sealed, the play presents the conflict between Renaissance man's drive for knowledge and God's ultimate mystery. There is a long textual history of the character Faustus in literature, manifesting in particular as source material for Marlowe in a 1587 Frankfurt piece which describes an apparently actual Dr. Faustus, practitioner of the blackest arts.

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Language:        English

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Length:        240 Pages



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Doctor Faustus and it was written by Christopher Marlowe, Sylvan Barnet (Editor). This edition of Doctor Faustus is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is April 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $5.95. There are 240 pages in the book and it was published by Signet Classic. The 10 digit ISBN is 0451531612 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780451531612. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.