| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 149 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Cambridge introduction to literature
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Cambridge introductions to literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-141) and index. |
| Contents |
Life and historical contexts -- Tamburlaine, parts one and two -- Doctor Faustus -- The Jew of Malta and The massacre at Paris -- Edward II -- Dido, Queen of Carthage and Marlowe's poetry -- Marlowe's afterlives. |
| Summary |
Providing a comprehensive survey of Christopher Marlowe's literary career, this Introduction presents an approachable account of the life, works and influence of the groundbreaking Elizabethan dramatist and poet. It includes in-depth discussions of all of Marlowe's plays, stressing what was new and revolutionary about them as well as how they made use of existing dramatic models. Marlowe's poems and translations, sometimes marginalised in discussions of his work, are analysed to emphasise their literary importance and political resonances. The book presents a balanced discussion of Marlowe's turbulent life and considers his afterlives: the influence of his work on other writers and examples of how his plays have been performed. In addition to introducing the reader to the historical and religious contexts within which Marlowe wrote, the Introduction stresses the qualities that continue to make his work fascinating: intellectual range, radical irony and an awareness of the dangerously compelling power of theatre. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Christopher Marlowe |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Rutter, Tom. Cambridge introduction to Christopher Marlowe. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9780521196345 (OCoLC)756280494 |
| ISBN |
9781139233330 (electronic book) |
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1139233335 (electronic book) |
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1139230328 (electronic book) |
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9781139230322 (electronic book) |
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128056895X |
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9781280568954 |
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9781139031158 (electronic book) |
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1139031155 (electronic book) |
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9781139231794 |
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1139231790 |
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9780521196345 |
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0521196345 |
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9780521124300 |
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0521124301 |
| Standard No. |
9786613598554 |
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ebc862360 |
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