Author : Christopher Marlowe
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce by : Christopher Marlowe
Download or read book The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce written by Christopher Marlowe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce' is a bawdy, comedy of manners play written by William Mountfort. As one can guess, it's a parody of sorts of the play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. The difference between the two works is best summed up in the following: "Marlowe's tragedy has two distinct lines: the mighty verse which makes up the tragedy of an heroic overreacher, and a comic line of farcical lazzi. Mountfort has trimmed away the poetry of Marlowe and, for the most part, retained the farcical elements of the earlier play."