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| Name: |
Christopher Marlowe | | Birth Date: |
1564 | | Death Date: |
May 30, 1593 | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
dramatist |
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 Biography of Christopher Marlowe
844 words, approx. 3 pages
 The English dramatist Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was the first English playwright to reveal the full potential of dramatic blank verse and the first to exploit the tragic implications of Renaissance humanism. Although a number of English... summary from source:
Biography of Christopher Marlowe
10,221 words, approx. 34 pages
 The achievement of Christopher Marlowe, poet and dramatist, was enormous—surpassed only by that of his exact contemporary William Shakespeare. A few months the elder, Marlowe was usually the leader, although Shakespeare was able to bring his art... summary from source:
 Biography of Christopher Marlowe
9,904 words, approx. 33 pages
The achievement of Christopher Marlowe, poet and dramatist, was enormous--surpassed only by that of his exact contemporary, Shakespeare. A few months the elder, Marlowe was usually the leader, although Shakespeare was able to bring his art to a higher... 
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 Christopher Marlowe Quotes
1,047 words, approx. 4 pages
Christopher Marlowe (baptised 1564-02-26 – 1593-05-30 ) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Tamburlaine the Great (published 1590) 1.2 The Jew of Malta (c. 1592) 1.3 The Tragical History of...
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 Marlowe, Christopher
2,131 words, approx. 7 pages(baptized Feb. 26, 1564, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.—died May 30, 1593, Deptford, near London) Elizabethan poet and Shakespeare's most important predecessor in English drama, who is noted especially for his establishment of dramatic blank verse. Early... summary from source:
Marlowe, Christopher
177 words, approx. 1 pages(baptized Feb. 26, 1564, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.—died May 30, 1593, Deptford, near London) British poet and playwright. The son of a Canterbury shoemaker, he earned a degree from Cambridge University. From 1587 he wrote plays for London theatres,... summary from source:
 Christopher Marlowe Information
5,675 words, approx. 19 pages
Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse,...
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 The Spectator The World Of Christopher Marlowe
05/15/2004: 1,084 words, approx. 4 pages The cloak-and-dagger poet THE WORLD OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE by David Riggs Faber, £25, pp. 397, ISBN 0571221599 It is almost impossible to write a good biography of Shakespeare. His plays contain at once too much and too little for the biographer; his extraordinary... summary from source:
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 AP News Shakespeare, Marlowe examine outsiders
2/4/2007: 553 words, approx. 2 pagesHypocrisy _ religious and otherwise _ is the theme of a double dose of classics Theatre for a New Audience has brought to off-Broadway's Duke on 42nd Street.The plays are William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and Christopher Marlowe's "The Jew of Malta," two works... summary from source:
AP News Coalition aims to expose Shakespeare
9/8/2007: 438 words, approx. 2 pagesThe bard, or not the bard, that is the question.Some of Britain's most distinguished Shakespearean actors have reopened the debate over whether William Shakespeare, a 16th century commoner raised in an illiterate household in Stratford-upon-Avon, wrote the plays that bear his name.Acclaimed actor Derek Jacobi...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Timothy Richard Wutrich
16,134 words, approx. 54 pages
In the following essay, Wutrich traces the evolution of the Promethean myth in classical drama and suggests that elements of this myth converged with the legend of Faust the magician, so that by the sixteenth century, artistic interpretations of the Faust legend, and in particular Christopher Marlowe's drama Doctor Faustus, contained aspects of both archetypal stories.
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Critical Essay by Adolphus William Ward
13,948 words, approx. 47 pages
In the following excerpt, Ward examines in detail the origins of the Faust legend, including its basis in fact and its manipulation by proponents of the Reformation. He concludes with a discussion of possible source material for Christopher Marlowe's play, Dr. Faustus.
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Critical Essay by H. G. Haile
13,048 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Haile pieces together several variations of the German Faust Book in order to establish as accurately as possible the original, uncorrupted version of that text.
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