The "B-Text"(1616 ) of Dr. Faustus supports the idea that concealed Marlowe in 1616 was alive .
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| Excerpt of a Monologue of Dr.Faustus (B-Text 1616) |
Two clearly different printed versions of the play exist (s.Faksimiles - an A-Text[Quarto 1604] and a B-Text[Quarto 1616]. - The 1616 (B-Text) version omits 36 lines but adds 676 new lines, making it a third longer than the 1604 A-text.
Wikipedia makes us believe, that Christopher Marlowe had nothing to do with both publications since he had no control over the play in performance [he died in 1593],....” so it was possible for scenes to be dropped or shortened, or for new scenes to be added, so that the resulting publications may be modified versions of the original script.-
Wikipedia makes us believe, that Christopher Marlowe had nothing to do with both publications since he had no control over the play in performance [he died in 1593],....” so it was possible for scenes to be dropped or shortened, or for new scenes to be added, so that the resulting publications may be modified versions of the original script.-
On 22 November 1602, the diary of Philip Henslowe recorded a £4 payment to Samuel Rowley and William Bird for additions to the play, which suggests a revival at that time.
How could it happen that the popular Marlowe play staged prior to his death 1593 was printed only 10 years (A-text Q1) and 20 years (B-text Q2) a f t e r his death. - Who may have made such significant additions to the play in 1602 and who wrote ( when ?) the B-Text, published in 1616, the year of Shakspere death?
The most plausible explanation is, that the author himself was alive in 1616! Via the figure of Dr.Faustus he reveals his biographical secret (s.monologue faksimile above!) that he himself
( first performances of Dr.Faustus 1592 ) and that they had cut his Body with their swords, or hew'd this flesh and bones as small as sand, yet rapidly, in a minute had his spirite return'd. - ( under pen-names such as Shakespeare) . I see no reason or motifs why the B-Text was kept under lock for 20 years and who other then the author himself could have added such significant "biographical" information!
The most plausible explanation is, that the author himself was alive in 1616! Via the figure of Dr.Faustus he reveals his biographical secret (s.monologue faksimile above!) that he himself
"was limited for four and twenty yeares, to breathe on earth?"
( first performances of Dr.Faustus 1592 ) and that they had cut his Body with their swords, or hew'd this flesh and bones as small as sand, yet rapidly, in a minute had his spirite return'd. - ( under pen-names such as Shakespeare) . I see no reason or motifs why the B-Text was kept under lock for 20 years and who other then the author himself could have added such significant "biographical" information!
