English Faust Book - A Critical Edition Based on the Text of 1592

Informationen zum Autor Amelina Jones is an illustrator with a passion or nature, tea, and stories. She works in traditional watercolor and ink, incorporating storytelling elements and emotions into her work. the gentle form of watercolor mixed with her unique, whimsical style creates illustrations that aim to enhance a story and bring it to life. Klappentext A 1994 scholarly edition of a major Renaissance text linked with Marlowe's Dr Faustus. Zusammenfassung The English translation of the German Faust Book of 1587 is known to be the principal source of Marlowe's Dr Faustus; the earliest surviving edition is here presented complete! edited and introduced by John Henry Jones! a leading expert on the Faust legend. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The Faust books and the Faust legend; 2. The English Faust Book and its author; 3. Bibliographic analysis and printing history of the early English Faust Book editions; 4. Faust in England: dating the The English Faust Book and Dr Faustus; Notes to introduction; Note on the present text; Critical apparatus; The English Faust Book; Commentary Notes; Appendix 1. Bibliography of The English Faust Book; Appendix; 2. Translation of GFB c.65; Appendix 3. Concordance with Dr Faustus A and B; Appendix 4. Parallels between The Most Famous History of the learned Fryer Bacon and (a) Dr Faustus, (b) The Tempest.

Product details

• Authors: Jones, John Henry Jones
• Assisted by: John Henry Jones (Editor), Jones John Henry (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521175036
• ISBN: 978-0-521-17503-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Essays, English, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Literary essays