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Doctor Faustus

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noun

  1. (The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus ) a play (c1588) by Christopher Marlowe, based on the medieval legend of Faust.


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This would be the first evidence that the author of Doctor Faustus, about a man who sells his soul to the devil, wrote comedy.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 14, 2020

Doctor Faustus Christopher Marlowe’s classic drama about a scholar who makes a deal with the devil.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2019

Comparisons are made to other large, difficult works: Infinite Jest, Gravity’s Rainbow, Doctor Faustus.

From Slate ● May 15, 2017

Doctor Faustus tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in return for magical powers.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2016

I often thought of these lines of his, from Doctor Faustus:

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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