The aim of this thesis is to analyze the concept of sin in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus and explore how it relates to the political and religious context of Elizabethan England. Religious and political tensions in Elizabethan England and the controversial figure of Christopher Marlowe are examined. The thesis seeks to shed light on the ways in which Marlowe's play reflects and critiques the dominant ideologies of its time and how it contributes to the ongoing debate about sin, salvation, and damnation. The thesis will employ a close reading of the text as well as a historical analysis of the period to provide a nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between sin and power in Doctor Faustus.
Lo scopo di questa tesi è analizzare il concetto di peccato nel Doctor Faustus di Marlowe e come si relaziona al contesto politico e religioso dell'Inghilterra elisabettiana. Vengono esaminate le tensioni religiose e politiche dell'Inghilterra elisabettiana e la controversa figura di Christopher Marlowe. La tesi si propone di illuminare i modi in cui l'opera di Marlowe riflette e critica le ideologie dominanti del suo tempo, e come partecipa al dibattito in corso sul peccato, la salvezza e la dannazione. L'opera, basata sulla lettura del testo e sull'analisi storica dell'epoca, fornisce una comprensione sfumata della complessa relazione del Dr. Faust tra peccato e potere.
Marlowe’s 'Doctor Faustus' and Sin
AVALLONE, CHIARA
2022/2023
Abstract
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the concept of sin in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus and explore how it relates to the political and religious context of Elizabethan England. Religious and political tensions in Elizabethan England and the controversial figure of Christopher Marlowe are examined. The thesis seeks to shed light on the ways in which Marlowe's play reflects and critiques the dominant ideologies of its time and how it contributes to the ongoing debate about sin, salvation, and damnation. The thesis will employ a close reading of the text as well as a historical analysis of the period to provide a nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between sin and power in Doctor Faustus.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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