# The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

_From the Quarto of 1604_

By Christopher Marlowe.

"The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe is an Elizabethan tragedy written in the late 16th century and first performed around 1594. A scholar sells his soul to the devil in exchange for magical powers, facilitated by the demon Mephistopheles. The play follows Faustus's rise as a magician and his ultimate downfall as damnation approaches. Blending classical tragedy with Elizabethan drama, it explores ambition, the limits of knowledge, Christian theology, and Renaissance humanism. The work survives in two distinct versions with ongoing scholarly debate about their significance. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Editor: Alexander Dyce
- Subjects: Germany -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama); Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama; Magicians -- Drama

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- [Tragical History of Doctor Faustus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/4560) by Christopher Marlowe (1 h 44 min, English)

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