Audio only
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
By Christopher MarloweNarrated by Christopher Dukes, Blaise Doran, Dara Brown, Laura E. Richcreek, Denis Daly, various narrators
Length1h 47m
About this audiobook
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of the earliest and most compelling presentations of the story of a man who sold his soul to the Devil. It is based on the popular history of Johann Georg Faust (1466–1541) a German chemist and magician, who allegedly perished in an explosion during an alchemical experiment. In the theologically charged world of early reformation Germany, a report spread that his violent death was a demonstration that the devil had come to collect his soul. The legend spread quickly and has formed the basis of many later literary and dramatic works.
Marlowe’s play is essentially a morality play. However, unlike medieval morality plays, in this version, Faust is portrayed as a tragic hero rather than as a hapless sinner.
Marlowe’s play was published posthumously in two separate folios, the first in 1604 and a more extended version in 1616. The earlier version was divided into sixteen scenes and the latter into twenty. This performance is based on a special conflation of material from both folios.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, History
Length1 hr 47 mins
Narrated byChristopher Dukes, Blaise Doran, Dara Brown, Laura E. Richcreek, Denis Daly, various narrators
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 30, 2024
LanguageEnglish
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Unabridged)Jane Austen88h 8m5 (1)$1 · $0.00
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Ultimate Collection: ALL 38 Plays & Complete PoetryWilliam Shakespeare152h 46m$2 · $0.00
C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis38h 55m$30
The Jeeves and Wooster Stories: The Complete Collection (33 Books)P. G. Wodehouse21h 57m$15 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0.00
Charles Dickens: Complete WorksCharles Dickens814h 50m$2 · $0.00
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate CollectionArthur Conan Doyle59h 49m$5 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Novels, Short Stories and Autobiographical WritingsFyodor Dostoyevsky270h 59m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 1m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain415h 9m5 (2)$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
The Complete Works of TolstoyLeo Tolstoy412h 44m$1 · $0.00
Louisa May Alcott: 16 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)Louisa May Alcott141h 35m$2 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Complete Works of Oscar WildeOscar Wilde80h 38m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime)F. Scott Fitzgerald86h 48m$2 · $0.00
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h$1 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
Richard Wagamese SelectedRichard Wagamese3h 14m$15
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3Shelby Foote58h 18m$30
The Two Swords of ChristRaymond Ibrahim15h 55m$30
Black AF HistoryMichael Harriot15h 43m5 (1)$33 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0.00
The Redeemer’s ReturnArthur W. Pink13h 18m$20
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0.00
Frederick Douglass: All 3 Memoirs in One VolumeFrederick Douglass44h 9m$2 · $0.00
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m5 (1)$11 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
The Red RecordIda B. Wells-Barnett2h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
You may also like
Doctor FaustusChristopher Marlowe4h 35m$2 · $0.00
ForestfallLyndall Clipstone12h 17m$23
Let's Make a Deal… With the Devil!Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Marie Corelli, Leonid Andreyev, Louisa May Alcott, Washington Irving, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Oscar Wilde, E. T. A. Hoffmann, William Makepeace Thackeray, Nikolai Gógol87h 20m$2 · $0.00
Dark HeirC. S. Pacat16h 3m$33 · $0.00
Trouble in HeavenJC Worthington, R. G. Ryan19h 21m$35
AuriolWilliam Harrison Ainsworth6h 28m$2.30
VathekWilliam Beckford4h 52m$2 · $0.00
Dark Mist RisingAnna Kendall10h 28m$20
Tales of the supernatural: Six romantic storiesJames Platt4h 37m$2 · $0.00
All of Your Dreams Will Come True When You're DeadJohn Wayne Comunale4h 54m$20 · $0.00
The Threads of FateRyan Verniere, Jared Rosen, Christian Fox, Graham McNeill, Joseph Limbaugh, various authors58m$5
The Iron SwordJulie Kagawa11h 11m$29 · $0.00
Faust Part 1Johann Wolfgang von Goethe4h 37m$2.30
Funeral SongCarly Racklin3h 48m$17 · $0.00
FAUST - Illustrated & Translated into English in the Original Meters (Literary Classics Series)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe5h 8m$2 · $0.00
Trailer Park TricksterDavid R. Slayton8h 42m$23
The Alchemaster’s ApprenticeWalter Moers13h 51m$25
Black Magic A Tale Of The Rise And Fall Of The AntichristMarjorie Bowen12h 44m$2.40
Dead Man's DealJocelynn Drake11h 51m$29 · $0.00
The Tattooed HeartMichael Grant8h 20m$26 · $0.00