Table of Contents

Introduction to "Dr Faustus"; date; sources and background; "Dr Faustus" - the orthodox framework; "Dr Faustus" and humanist inspiration; "Dr Faustus" - magic and poetry; genre and structure; style and imagery; staging and themes in the 1616 quarto; "Dr Faustus" in performance; the texts of "Dr Faustus" - "Dr Faustus", A-text (1604), "Dr Faustus", B-text (1616).

About the Author

Eric Rasmussen is Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno David Bevington is Phyllis Fay Horton Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago