Doctor Faustus

Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher, published 1604 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

23chunks

11,247words

5topics

57 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	Doctor Faustus
Author	Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher
Publication year (edition)	1604
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 205 · edition 476 · TCP A07009 · DEEP 369
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1592 [1592-1593]
First performance (BritDrama)	1588 [1587-1589] [revised 1602]
Company (BritDrama)	Unknown
Company (Annals)	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men (by 1594)
Title-page company	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Printer	Simmes, Valentine
Publisher	Bushell, Thomas
Format	Quarto
STC	17429
Greg	205a
Genre (Annals)	Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	810
Title page	THE TRAGICALL History of D. Faustus.
Title-page performance note	As it hath bene Acted by the Right Honorable the Earle of Nottingham his seruants.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1065 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

56.8 %

T56 Magic, spells and conjuring

17.7 %

T3 Sickness, physic and doctors

12.8 %

T15 Friars and holy orders in plot

4.3 %

T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi

4.2 %

T26 Devils, hell and fiends

4.2 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–74	514	unassigned		NOt marching now in fields of Thrasimene, Where Mars did mate the Carthaginians, Nor sporting in the dalliance…
2	75–145	509	T56 Magic, spells and conjuring	0.75	What will be, shall be? Divinity, adieu, These metaphysics of Magicians, And necromantic books are heavenly Li…
3	146–206	458	T56 Magic, spells and conjuring	0.81	Faustus, these books thy wit and our experience Shall make all nations to canonize us, As Indian Moores obey t…
4	207–247	521	T56 Magic, spells and conjuring	0.83	Yes sir, I will tell you, yet if you were not dunces you would never ask me such a question, for is not he cor…
5	248–319	521	unassigned		Did not he charge thee to appear to me? No, I came now hither of mine own accord. Did not my conjuring speeche…
6	320–347	481	unassigned		Sirrah boy, come hither. How, boy? 'swounds boy, I hope you have seen many boys with such pickadevaunts as I h…
7	348–406	476	unassigned		Well sirrah follow me. But do you hear? if I should serve you, would you 〈…〉 up Banios and Belcheos? How? a Ch…
8	407–458	501	unassigned		Lo Mephastophilis, for love of thee, I cut mine arm, and with my proper blood Assure my soul to be great Lucif…
9	459–509	494	unassigned		Under the heavens. ay, but where about? Within the bowels of these elements, Where we are tortured and remain …
10	510–566	494	unassigned		why Faustus, Thinkst thou heaven is such a glorious thing? I tell thee 'tis not half so fair as thou, Or any m…
11	567–603	487	unassigned		ay, that is not against our kingdom, but this is, Think thou on hell Faustus, for thou art damned. Think Faust…
12	604–633	470	T26 Devils, hell and fiends	0.72	what art thou? the fourth. I am Envy, begotten of a Chimney-swéeper, and an Oyster wife, I cannot read, and th…
13	634–691	476	T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi	0.71	having now, my good Mephastophilis, passed with delight the stately town of Trier, environed round with airy m…
14	692–729	481	T15 Friars and holy orders in plot	0.76	How now, whose's that which snatched the meat from me? will no man look? My Lord, this dish was sent me from t…
15	730–757	478	unassigned		Keep out, keep out, or else you are blown up, you are dismembered Rafe, keep out, for I am about a roaring pie…
16	758–786	503	T56 Magic, spells and conjuring	0.82	Vanish villains, th' one like an Ape, another like a Bear, the third an Ass, for doing this enterprise. Monarc…
17	787–815	477	unassigned		i'faith that's just nothing at all. But if it like your Grace, it is not in my ability to present before your …
18	816–835	485	T3 Sickness, physic and doctors	0.80	what, will you go on horse back, or on foot? Nay, till I am past this fair and pleasant green, i'll walk on fo…
19	836–862	482	T3 Sickness, physic and doctors	0.75	But I will speak with him. Why he's fast asleep, come some other time. I'll speak with him now, or I'll break …
20	863–906	476	T3 Sickness, physic and doctors	0.80	Believe me Master doctor, they be the best grapes that e'er I tasted in my life before. I am glad they content…
21	907–963	439	unassigned		Ah stay good Faustus, stay thy desperate steps, I see an Angel hovers o'er thy head, And with a viol full of p…
22	964–999	503	unassigned		Accursed Faustus, miserable man, That from thy soul exclud'st the grace of heaven, And fliest the throne of hi…
23	1000–1064	521	unassigned		Ah Faustus, Now hast thou but one bare hour to live, And than thou must be damned perpetually: Stand still you…

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