TY - BOOK AU - Kostic,Milena TI - The Faustian Motif in the Tragedies by Christopher Marlowe SN - 9781443864565 AV - PR649.W37 .K384 2013 U1 - 822.3 PY - 2013/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Marlowe, Christopher, KW - Dramatists, English KW - Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - DRAMA KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - Early modern KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Table of contents; acknowledgements; foreword; introduction; dr. faustus; tamburlaine the great; dido, queen of carthage; the jew of malta; conclusion; bibliography; index N2 - The Faustian Motif in the Tragedies by Christopher Marlowe discusses the argument that the pact with demonic forces, and/or its consequences, is a motif explored not only in Doctor Faustus, but in Marlowe's other plays as well (Tamburlaine the Great, Dido, Queen of Carthage, The Jew of Malta). The book sets out to explore the way Marlowe explained this process, from play to play, in psychological and cultural terms, and to demonstrate its relevance for modern man and his culture. The text is UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=816757 ER -