Scholars of English literature introduce students to some features of the play written by British playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-93) in 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada. They cover
the critical backstory, the performance history, current critical research, Renaissance hermeticism, imperialism as devilry in a postcolonial reading, staging Faustus on campus, and the other
black arts of printing and writing. A final chapter surveys resources. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
