by Christopher Marlowe · Icaria editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788474260878
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Immerse yourself in Christopher Marlowe's masterpiece, 'The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus'. This edition from Icaria Editorial, part of the Literaria collection number 21, presents the tragedy of the scholar Faustus, who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and power. With a translation and introduction by Marcelo Cohen, this 1983 edition offers a profound reflection on ambition, morality, and the limits of human knowledge. Ideal for literature students and lovers of classical theater.
Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have been the foremost dramatist in London in the years just before his mysterious early death. Some scholars also believe that he greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was baptised in the same year as Marlowe and later succeeded him as the preeminent Elizabethan playwright. Marlowe was the first to achieve critical reputation for his use of blank verse, which became the standard for the era. His plays are distinguished by their overreaching protagonists. Themes found within Marlowe's literary works have been noted as humanistic with realistic emotions, which some scholars find difficult to reconcile with Marlowe's "anti-intellectualism" and his catering to the prurient tastes of his Elizabethan audiences for generous displays of extreme physical violence, cruelty, and bloodshed.
