Christopher Marlowe Boeken

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This collection focuses on republishing classic works from the early 1900s and earlier, which have become rare and costly. Pomona Press aims to make these literary treasures accessible by offering affordable, high-quality modern editions that preserve the original text and artwork, ensuring that these timeless stories remain available to a new generation of readers.

Their texts fully restored by recent scholarship, Marlowe's astonishing works can now be appreciated as originally written. This edition includes all of Marlowe's plays, including two versions of Doctor Faustus

The essential lyric works of the great Elizabethan playwright newly revised and updated Though best known for his plays and for courting danger as a homosexual, a spy, and an outspoken atheist Christopher Marlowe was also an accomplished and celebrated poet. This long-awaited updated and revised edition of his poems and translations contains his complete lyric works from his translations of Ovidian elegies to his most famous poem, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, to the impressive epic mythological poem Hero and Leander.

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This edition offers his five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the few years before his violent death. Tamburlaine Part One and Part Two deal with the rise to world prominence of the great Scythian shepherd-robber; The Jew of Malta is a drama of villainy and revenge; Edward II was to influence Shakespeare's Richard II. Doctor Faustus, perhaps the first drama taken from the medieval legend of a man who sells his soul to the devil, is here in both its A- and its B- text, showing the enormous and fascinating differences between the two. Under the General Editorship of Dr. Michael Cordner of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction and detailed annotation.

Key Features: Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes and techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical and literary background Modern and historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary of literary terms

Exploring the enigmatic life of Christopher Marlowe, this book delves into the background of the celebrated playwright and poet, born in Canterbury in 1564. Although much remains unknown about his life, intriguing tales of his potential roles as a spy and his tumultuous character emerge. Marlowe's literary contributions, including notable works like Doctor Faustus and Tamburlaine, showcase his exceptional talent. Ultimately, the narrative reflects on the impact his untimely death had on the literary landscape of the Elizabethan Age, positioning him alongside Shakespeare.

The significance of this work throughout history has prompted its republication in a contemporary format to preserve it for future generations. The book has been meticulously retyped, redesigned, and reformatted, ensuring that the text is clear and readable, unlike traditional scanned copies. This effort highlights the importance of maintaining access to historical literature.