Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher Marlowe
（Bibliographical series of supplements to "British book news" on writers and their work, no. 81）
Published for the British Council by Longman Group, 1972
Rev. ed
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Bibliography: p. 41-46
"First published in 1956. Revised editions 1962, 1966, 1972"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Christopher Marlowe is a writer of energy and extravagance. Plays such as Doctor Faustus, Edward the Second, The Jew of Malta, and Tamburlaine continue to challenge and startle modern readers as much as they did the Elizabethan world. Marlowe's writing in both style and substance questions received norms, transgresses safe boundaries, proposes new possibilities about the conditions under which humanity lives. This is the first study for some time which explores the whole range of Marlowe's writing. Using recent ideas about the relations between literature and history, popular and elite culture and the nature of the Elizabethan theatre, the book reassesses the significance of Marlowe. Adopting the advantages offered by recent theoretical perspectives, the book demystifies many of the traditional myths about both writings and writer. Written with clarity and without obfuscating jargon, this book is an ideal introduction to one of the most exciting and innovative writers in English. It provides assessm
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