Word: faustus
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...working Magician." Some time is to be devoted to the medieval poems and the middle low German dramas. The next chapters will treat of the historical Faust and the popular traditions of the 16th and 17th centuries in international literature. Then will follow a discussion of Marlow's Dr. Faustus and the development of the Faust traditions in Germany from the time of the so-called English comedians down to the folk-dramas of Faust...
Professor Baker's "Marlowe" was a memorable interpretation, from his first entrance into the boisterous tavern, reading a ballad concerning his great success, "Faustus," until the swift climax of his chivalrous death...
...scene of the first act of "Marlowe" is laid in a London tavern in 1590. Christopher Marlowe, whose "Faustus" has just been most successfully staged, meets Alison Barnby, who, accompanied be her father, has come to London from Canterbury for a visit. Alison falls in love with Marlowe and his poetic songs, the style of which is entirely new to her. Marlowe's finer nature is impressed with her freshness and childish innocence. Later in the same act he has a meeting with a lady of the Court, who is in love with his impetuous genius, but not with...
Modern Language Conference. Further Notes on the English Names of the Letters. Professor Sheldon. - The Relation of Marlowe's "Faustus" to the German Faust Drama of the Seventeenth Century...
Modern Language Conference. Further Notes on the English Names of the Letters. Professor Sheldon. - The Relation of Marlowe's "Faustus" to the German Faust Drama of the Seventeenth Century...