Doctor Faustus (New Longman Literature 14-18)
by Christopher Marlowe, John O'Connor | Plays & Scripts |
ISBN: 0582817803 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0582817803 Global Overview for this book
Registered by laura0141 of Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on 2/11/2008
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The Back of the Book
This new edition of the A text of Doctor Faustus follows the format of our New Longman Shakespeare series. It has been spcifically developed to help students make the transition to AS and A Level a smooth one.
The complete text is accompanied by:
* Close textual analysis alongside the text, which helps students to understand difficult words, historical references and key imagery.
* General notes opposite the text, which develop student understanding of the play and cover themes, character, plot, language and different actors' interpretations.
* AS and A2 exam and coursework questions at the end of each act, in addition to activities to help students explore the play as a piece of theatre.
* Information on sources, performance history and the social, historical and literary context.
* A selection of extracts from key critical works to build understanding of different critical interpretations.
* A section to help develop the study skills required for AS and A level.
This new edition of the A text of Doctor Faustus follows the format of our New Longman Shakespeare series. It has been spcifically developed to help students make the transition to AS and A Level a smooth one.
The complete text is accompanied by:
* Close textual analysis alongside the text, which helps students to understand difficult words, historical references and key imagery.
* General notes opposite the text, which develop student understanding of the play and cover themes, character, plot, language and different actors' interpretations.
* AS and A2 exam and coursework questions at the end of each act, in addition to activities to help students explore the play as a piece of theatre.
* Information on sources, performance history and the social, historical and literary context.
* A selection of extracts from key critical works to build understanding of different critical interpretations.
* A section to help develop the study skills required for AS and A level.
This is a set book for the OU’s AA100. I’m considering doing the course in 2009 and am getting a head start through OpenLearn.
I’m not a fan of Ye Olde English but I was pleasantly surprised to be able to understand this play. Of course, I was helped by having read it before (as an Undergraduate at Dundee University) but that was a long time ago. This edition has a lot of additional information and utilises large quotations from academic works. I found that a lot of this went right over my head and am hoping that the OU’s notes are more helpful.
It’s hard to say who I might recommend this book to. It’s not something I would usually read. I suppose anyone interested in 17th Century literature since it is a classic of its time.
7/10
PCed until I've either done the course or abandoned the idea.
I’m not a fan of Ye Olde English but I was pleasantly surprised to be able to understand this play. Of course, I was helped by having read it before (as an Undergraduate at Dundee University) but that was a long time ago. This edition has a lot of additional information and utilises large quotations from academic works. I found that a lot of this went right over my head and am hoping that the OU’s notes are more helpful.
It’s hard to say who I might recommend this book to. It’s not something I would usually read. I suppose anyone interested in 17th Century literature since it is a classic of its time.
7/10
PCed until I've either done the course or abandoned the idea.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Will be released to a charity shop.
Will be released to a charity shop.