Samuel Rowley (–1624)
Auteur van De warachtighe historie van Doctor Faustus : treurspel in twee delen
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(eng) The Noble Soldier listed here is the same play as The Noble Spanish Soldier, and is actually by Thomas Dekker (and probably John Daye), on whose pages it is listed under that title. The "S. R." on the title page of the first edition seems to be a printer's guess.
Rowley is the co-author (with fellow actor William Birde als Bourne) of the (mostly) comic additions found in the B-text of Marlowe's Dr. Faustus. Since most reprints of Faustus are based on the B-text, or are a conflation of A and B, Rowley and Birde are properly Marlowe's co-authors in all editions except those which specifically state they are derived only from the A-text.
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De warachtighe historie van Doctor Faustus : treurspel in twee delen (1601) — Auteur, sommige edities; Auteur — 5,069 exemplaren
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- probably the brother of the actor-playwright William Rowley
- Ontwarringsbericht
- The Noble Soldier listed here is the same play as The Noble Spanish Soldier, and is actually by Thomas Dekker (and probably John Daye), on whose pages it is listed under that title. The "S. R." on the title page of the first edition seems to be a printer's guess.
Rowley is the co-author (with fellow actor William Birde als Bourne) of the (mostly) comic additions found in the B-text of Marlowe's Dr. Faustus. Since most reprints of Faustus are based on the B-text, or are a conflation of A and B, Rowley and Birde are properly Marlowe's co-authors in all editions except those which specifically state they are derived only from the A-text.
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It is recognisable for its influence, and the "don't aspire beyond the human limits of knowledge" is a tale as old as time itself, but this still holds up magnificently, which I wasn't expecting.
A play written in blank verse with the theme of a repentant God, an unrepentant Devil, and a human having sold his soul to the latter in exchange for knowledge and relief from boredom sounds (and is) exciting. It helps that Marlowe keeps it simple, doesn't get too preachy, and fills up the gaps nicely even with a foregone conclusion.
TL;DR - don't sell your soul to the Devil, with a capital D - who would have guessed?… (meer)
A play written in blank verse with the theme of a repentant God, an unrepentant Devil, and a human having sold his soul to the latter in exchange for knowledge and relief from boredom sounds (and is) exciting. It helps that Marlowe keeps it simple, doesn't get too preachy, and fills up the gaps nicely even with a foregone conclusion.
TL;DR - don't sell your soul to the Devil, with a capital D - who would have guessed?… (meer)
More muscular and direct than much of Shakespeare, this is an easy and enjoyable read. There are many lovely lines to savor. Obviously a fun play to produce, with its procession of colorful characters, fiends, and fantasms, its surprising this isn't more often seen in repertoire.
The second play by Christopher Marlow I have read. I had an easier time reading it this time. Nice telling of the story of Faust.
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C’est un autre anachronisme que de la comparer à la version de Goethe qui lui est donc largement postérieure, mais l’ordre de ma lecture m’y a poussée, et on sent que le Faust de Christopher Marlowe est moins complexe que celui de Goethe, les scènes un peu bouffonnes trop nombreuses à mon goût, les références au contexte politique de l’époque plutôt amusantes. Mais le mythe est déjà là, les frictions entre religion et savoir, entre pouvoir et vouloir, entre damnation et rédemption sont toutes en place et commencent à se tendre.
S’il ne fallait lire qu’une des deux pièces, c’est celle de Goethe que je conseillerais, mais celle-ci est très intéressante d’un point de vue culturel, pour ce qu’elle dit d’une époque et d’un théâtre que l’on réduit trop souvent à la seule figure de Shakespeare et pour ce qu’elle montre de l’éclosion et de la maturation d’un mythe.… (meer)