Tragedy of Doctor Faustus - Hardcover
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Review:
Although the play is 400 years old, it seems so completely contemporary...a modern tragedy or a morality play? It cleverly manages to be both. --British Theatre Guide
Book Description:
A modern retelling of Marlowe's play
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- PublisherAmereon Ltd
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0848807650
- ISBN 13 9780848807658
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages144
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