Project Gutenberg 2011-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 195 Mountfort, William 1692 Mountford, Mr. (William) Montfort, William Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 Marloe, Christopher Marlo, Christopher Marlow, Christopher Kaufman, Anthony 75303585 The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 157 Based on C. Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Produced by Chris Curnow, Katie Hernandez, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce by Mountfort and Marlowe" is a comedic theatrical adaptation written by William Mountfort, likely during the late 17th century. This work falls under the genre of farce, a popular comedic form during the Restoration period, which often included exaggerated characters and absurd scenarios. The play offers a satirical take on the tragic tale of Doctor Faustus, exploring themes of ambition, knowledge, and consequence through humor rather than the original's dramatic gravitas. In this farcical retelling, Mountfort reimagines Christopher Marlowe's classic tragedy by incorporating elements of slapstick and characters from the Italian commedia dell'arte, specifically Harlequin and Scaramouche. The plot revolves around Doctor Faustus's pact with the devil, but with a humorous twist that sees his exploits take on absurd and ridiculous forms. Rather than focusing on Faustus's tragic downfall, the farce highlights comedic misunderstandings and eccentric interactions with other characters, including a humorous horse-dealer and bumbling servants. Ultimately, Faustus's adventures lead to a blend of chaotic situations, allowing the audience to enjoy a lighthearted, yet insightful commentary on the original narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37422/37422-h/images/i_cover.png en Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 122953 122962 2024-09-15T16:42:47.812011 2023-09-16T09:47:58.979824 text/html text/html 121357 2011-09-14T07:45:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 271674 2011-09-14T07:45:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273162 2024-09-15T16:42:53.504995 application/epub+zip 273445 2024-09-15T16:42:49.855018 application/epub+zip 110002 2024-09-15T16:42:48.919018 application/epub+zip 509468 2024-09-15T16:42:55.743027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485120 2024-09-15T16:42:52.584015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209127 2022-09-17T07:31:33.747278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102175 102050 2024-09-15T16:42:47.167025 2023-09-16T09:47:58.399833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 102052 2011-09-14T07:45:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40882 2011-09-14T07:45:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102046 2011-09-14T07:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40860 2011-09-14T07:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21025 2024-09-15T16:42:55.905964 application/rdf+xml 24206 2024-09-15T16:42:49.034008 image/jpeg 3602 2024-09-15T16:42:48.976995 image/jpeg 271983 2024-09-15T16:42:47.832006 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia