Doctor Faustus - Softcover

Christopher Marlowe

3.8

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451524772 ISBN 13: 9780451524775

Publisher: Penguin, 1992

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An engaging classroom playscript. Doctor Faustus, a talented student in Wittenburg, Germany, wants to learn more than the university has to offer.

Craving knowledge of things beyond his reach, Faustus turns to the study of magic. Tempted by the immense powers of the black arts, he makes a pact with the devil himself...

New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing

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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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