Twentieth century interpretations of Doctor Faustus : a collection of critical essays
Willard Farnham (Compiler, Writer of introduction)
"Each volume of TWENTITH CENTURY INTERPREATIONS presents the best of modern commentary on a great work of literature, and an original introduction to that work by an outstanding authority. Analyzing themes, style, genre, structural elements, artistic influences, and historical background, the essays define the place of the work in its tradition and make clear its significance for readers of today." -Publisher
Print Book, English, [1969]
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., [1969]
Tragedy
vi, 120 pages 21 cm
9780132163095, 0132163098
4096
Introduction / Willard Farnham
[Part one. Interpretations]
The rehabilitation of Faustus / George Santayana
Marlowe's Faustus / M.C. Bradbrook
Faustus as allegory / James Smith
The damnation of Faustus / Helen Gardner
The design of Doctor Faustus / Harry Levin
Marlowe's Doctor Faustus : the repudiation of humanity / Roland M. Frye
The vision of tragedy in Doctor Faustus / Richard B. Sewall
The nature of Faustus' fall / Douglas Cole
Religious values in Doctor Fasutus / Leo Kirschbaum
Faustus : a great work flawed / J.B. Steane
The orthodoxy of Faustus / L.C. Knights
[Part two. View Points]
Francis Macdonald Cornford
Paul H. Kocher
Clifford Leech
Michel Poirier
F.P. Wilson
Madeleine Doran
Irving Ribner
Nicholas Brooke
D.J. Palmer