Doctor Faustus: 1604-1616 |
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User Review - wellreadcatlady - www.librarything.comIt's one of those plays you need to read through and reread to get the whole idea of what's going on. My first opinion of it was that it didn't make sense and was poorly put together, but once I read ... Read full review
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User Review - pgchuis - www.librarything.comThis edition comes with an almost oppressive number of notes and commentaries and background pieces and questions to think about. A good read, but I imagine a stage production would be disturbing. Read full review
Contents
General comparison of the texts | 15 |
Nature of the Atext | 29 |
Nature of the Btext | 63 |
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