Jan. 28, 2022— The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe, and Volpone, by Ben Jonson

The next meeting of Great Books KC will be January 28, 2022. We will discuss two works, one by Marlowe and the other by Ben Jonson.

   — The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe

   — Volpone, by Ben Jonson

Meeting Location & Time:
Date: January 28, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
 Zoom On-Line Meeting:
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Description of the Two Dramas:

— The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. It was written sometime between 1589 and 1592, and may have been performed between 1592 and Marlowe's death in 1593. 

— Volpone is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies.

Links of Interest:

• Online text of Volpone at Project Gutenberg
• Doctor Faustus at Standard Ebooks
•  The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus public domain audiobook at LibriVox
• 1616 quarto online
• The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1604 by Christopher Marlowe at Project Gutenberg
• The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From the Quarto of 1616 by Christopher Marlowe at Project Gutenberg