This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to all of theplays of Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe is a playwright whose work taps into thecentral ... » 

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to all of theplays of Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe is a playwright whose work taps into thecentral concerns of his age many of which are still important to us religious uncertainty the clash between Islam and Christianity the discoveryof America ideas of sexuality and gender identity and the rle of themarginalised inidividual in society.The book contains six chapters each on a specific aspect of Marlowes work andits cultural contexts Marlowes life and death the Marlowe canon thetheatrical contexts and stage history of the plays Marlowes distinctiveinterest in old and new branches of knowledge the ways in which hetransgresses against established norms and values and the major issues whichhave been raised in critical discussions of his plays. Each chapter allowsstudents to see the significance scope and distinctive contribution made byMarlowe in all his plays and his place in the development of Renaissancedrama.Key FeaturesCovers all of Marlowes plays including Tamburlaine the Great DoctorFaustus Edward II and The Jew of MaltaEmphasises how daring Marlowes ideas were at the time as well as theirrelevance to readers todayCovers the theatrical contexts of Marlowes plays and their performancehistoryReassesses Marlowes achievement as well as his relationship to Shakespeare «