Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165125 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 104 pages

Synopsis
An authoritative text of Marlowe's classic play, with notes and a substantial introduction giving historical background, dramatic context, and performance history, including cinematic history. Illustrations, a useful timeline, a list of topics designed to promote discussion, and an up-to-date bibliography. This text is based on the authoritative edition by Irving Ribner, updated, with much additional material on performance, by James H Lake. A companion volume of readings is forthcoming. Features of the text: Outstanding authorship: Irving Ribner Classic now Revised by James H Lake; Student sized. Plenty of white space invites the reader; Notes on the page highlighted for emphasis; Illustrations of theatre, movie stills; Emphasis on the work in performance; Full up-to-date bibliography; Discussion questions; Special section on performance.

Customer Reviews

A GREAT read, and a very interesting play...
I had to purchase a copy of this for my University Course and I'm glad I got my own instead of borrowing from the library! ^_^

The story is of a highly intelligent man who makes a decision to sell his soul to the devil for 24 years of power...engrossing and at times very scary, there's a lot of controversy and religious themes. It's a typical Renaissance play by the man who 'inspired' Shakespeare.

It comes with detailed introductory notes on the history of the play, the two texts published, the playwright and film and stage productions made of it. At the end there are interviews from an actor who played the devil Mephistopholis and a Producer of one of the performances.

All in all, a very good buy. ^_^