The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus - Audiobook by Christopher Marlowe

THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS By Christopher Marlowe Audiobook read by LibriVox Volunteers Genre: Tragedy Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe’s mysterious early death. Marlowe’s plays are known for the use of blank verse, and their overreaching protagonists. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, normally known simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe’s death and at least twelve years after the first performance of the play. Index: 01 - 00:00:00 - Act 1 02 - 00:16:36 - Act 2 03 - 00:51:19