Project Gutenberg 1997-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 6859 Marlowe, Christopher 1564 1593 Marloe, Christopher Marlo, Christopher Marlow, Christopher Dyce, Alexander 1798 1869 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1604 See also PG#811 from The Quarto Of 1616 Produced by Gary R. Young, and David Widger "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe is a play that was likely written during the late 16th century. This dramatic work explores themes of ambition, desire, and the consequences of pursuing forbidden knowledge through the tragic story of its main character, Dr. Faustus, a scholar who seeks to gain unlimited knowledge and power by making a pact with the devil. The opening of the play introduces us to Dr. Faustus, who is disillusioned with traditional forms of academia. Despite his considerable knowledge in various fields, Faustus craves more and turns to necromancy in his quest for ultimate power. In his study, he debates the merits of different disciplines before ultimately deciding to delve into magic. He is soon joined by companions who encourage his pursuits, and we witness his internal conflict between good and evil as he is tempted by both a Good Angel and an Evil Angel. As Faustus embarks on his fateful journey, he prepares to conjure Mephistophilis, a demon who will fulfill his desires but at a dire cost. This complex interplay of ambition and moral choice sets the stage for Faustus's tragic fall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Germany -- Drama Tragedies Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama Magicians -- Drama PR Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 186353 186499 2024-09-01T07:15:50.985617 2023-10-01T06:47:35.197311 text/html text/html 179918 2023-11-18T15:50:35 text/html 123394 2024-09-01T07:15:57.013633 application/epub+zip 127612 2024-09-01T07:15:52.738614 application/epub+zip 127611 2024-09-01T07:15:51.616609 application/epub+zip 298254 2024-09-01T07:15:59.400685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299974 2024-09-01T07:15:56.376569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300950 2022-09-01T08:06:37.942000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147361 147372 2024-09-01T07:15:50.492644 2023-10-01T06:47:34.688267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147107 2023-11-18T15:44:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17649 2024-09-01T07:15:59.544568 application/rdf+xml 19062 2024-09-01T07:15:51.979602 image/jpeg 4535 2024-09-01T07:15:51.793595 image/jpeg 123382 2024-09-01T07:15:50.999607 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 en.wikipedia