Annotated Bibliography

Kimberly Martinez 1 out of 5
British Literature 2230
Dr. Jim Schrantz
November 22, 2014 Annotated Bibliography over the Tragic History of Dr Faustus
Iftikhar, Shabnum. "Dr. Faustus--a sermon against Atheism." Language in India July 2014: Literature Resource Center. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus is based on the German story and play Faustus. This article originally appeared as a bibliography article and is published by Gale and posted on the

This work of literary criticism focuses and discusses on Doctor Faustus as a man of Renaissance. It gives you examples and quotes of Doctor Faustus described as a Renaissance man. Not only does it talk about the great aspects of Dr Faustus as a Renaissance man but it gives you the scene in which he connects to each and every one of them. In some ways it is very helpful but it you want to analyze The Tragic History of Dr Faustus, it wouldn’t be much helpful. This work would be very helpful for the students who are questioning what Dr Faustus and how he is connected with the renaissance and the time of period. Faustus appears as a man of renaissance in the very opening scene when rejecting the traditional subject of study, he turns to magic. In other words, Faustus puts into an old legend a new meaning in which he insets into the medieval and Christian morals and ambiguous dynamic of the Renaissance. All though it was very interesting it was very confusing trying to analyze a clear statement what the writers view. It seems like the writer repeats himself over and over to clear what he’s trying to say. Yes it may be a bit useful if you want a

It talks about Dr Faustus how he dramatizes the ambition of one who seeks after knowledge, he follows and goes after someone who has more power because its what he wishes and wants be doesn’t think about who he’s willing to trade his soul with. The author of this written essay and study guide Timothy H. Wilson bring Marlowe’s dramatic lies in this recovery of a certain type of classical tragic hero in his works. The character has an exaggerated appetite for achievement. They all want to move on and do better whether world conquest, knowledge and power. This written essay posted and published online by academia.edu followed by a clear summary, alterations over the chorus and tragic experience as well as renaissance notions over how magic is involved and their natural processes. The essay comes with a diagram chart explaining each scene and chorus followed by the tragic plot , comic plot and history. Each scene is characterized under the best selected section the main idea. It lists the 7 deathly sins and virtues and it gives you a perspective view of how the play is a criticism of religion. This essay is one of the most helpful essays I’ve read while analyzing articles. It is very well detailed and organized; it shows examples and background detail about every one of them. It helped me understand the story and what the author was saying very clearly