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Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance Dramatist (Paperback)
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Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance Dramatist (Paperback)
Series: Renaissance Dramatists
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This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to all
of the plays of Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe is a playwright whose
work taps into the central concerns of his age, many of which are
still important to us - religious uncertainty, the clash between
Islam and Christianity, the discovery of America, ideas of
sexuality and gender identity, and the role of the marginalised
inidividual in society. The book contains six chapters, each on a
specific aspect of Marlowe's work and its cultural contexts:
Marlowe's life and death; the Marlowe canon; the theatrical
contexts and stage history of the plays; Marlowe's distinctive
interest in old and new branches of knowledge; the ways in which he
transgresses against established norms and values; and the major
issues which have been raised in critical discussions of his plays.
Each chapter allows students to see the significance, scope and
distinctive contribution made by Marlowe in all his plays, and his
place in the development of Renaissance drama. Key Features *Covers
all of Marlowe's plays, including Tamburlaine the Great, Doctor
Faustus, Edward II and The Jew of Malta *Emphasises how daring
Marlowe's ideas were at the time as well as their relevance to
readers today *Covers the theatrical contexts of Marlowe's plays
and their performance history *Reassesses Marlowe's achievement as
well as his relationship to Shakespeare
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