Oxford Literature Companions: AS / A Level: Dr Faustus
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
9780198437529
Contents
Introduction
Plot and Structure
Versions of the play
Plot
Structure
Context
Marlowe’s beliefs
The English Faust Book
Religious context
The Renaissance and the individual
Magic
Genre
Morality plays
Doctor Faustus as tragedy
Doctor Faustus: morality play or tragedy?
Characterisation and Roles
Main characters
Minor characters
Language
Analysing language: an example
The energy of Marlowe’s verse
Elevated language
Irony and polysemy: the danger of words
Symbolism and imagery
Comedic prose
Soliloquy
Themes
Power
The power of religion
The power of evil
The role of the individual
Appearance and reality
Performance
Script and staging decisions
Performance history: different productions
Performance as a reading
Concepts underpinning performance
Performing spectacle
Filmed versions of the play
Critical Views
Reading positions and approaches
Beginning to apply critical views
Interpreting Faustus: further views
Interpreting farce
Interpreting narrative
Interpreting universal experience
Interpreting disunity
Developing your own readings
Skills and Practice
Exam skills
Planning and structuring an answer
Writing convincing introductions
Choosing quotations
Sample answers
Writing about extracts
Sample questions
Glossary
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