![]() ![]() Our Story: the famous theologian Doctor John Faustus is spiritually unfulfilled with his chosen vocation, teaching and debating at the university in Wittenberg. The question as to which of the two versions is the more authentic one, meaning which is more likely to have come from the pen of Christopher Marlowe, has puzzled scholars for more than two centuries. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus also contains the most famous line of the non-Shakespearean Elizabethan canon, “Was this the face that a thousand ships?” The story of the man who sold his soul to the devil has fascinated audiences ever since it was first performed in the late 16th century.ĭoctor Faustuswas published frequently in the early 17th century, the earliest edition appearing in 1604 (the ‘A’ text): this 1604 quarto is a rather short version of Marlowe’s play a second, longer version was published in 1616 (the ‘B’ text). Here we present the most famo us drama from the Elizabethan era not written by William Shakespear e. Setting: Wittenberg, Germany Rome, Italy Innsbruck, Austria (B text only) ![]() Language Difficulty Rating: 4 (slightly difficult), except for the opening scene, 7. ![]() Title: The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. ![]()
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