Marlowe, Christopher,  1564-1593 <br/><br/>
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus :  From the Quarto of 1604 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(play)  See also PG#811 from The Quarto Of 1616  Release date is 1997-01-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Gary R. Young, and David Widger  Produced by Gary R. Young, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe is an Elizabethan tragedy written in the late 16th century and first performed around 1594. A scholar sells his soul to the devil in exchange for magical powers, facilitated by the demon Mephistopheles. The play follows Faustus's rise as a magician and his ultimate downfall as damnation approaches. Blending classical tragedy with Elizabethan drama, it explores ambition, the limits of knowledge, Christian theology, and Renaissance humanism. The work survives in two distinct versions with ongoing scholarly debate about their significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Germany -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama Magicians -- Drama 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR