The Cambridge Introduction to Christopher Marlowe (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) - Hardcover

Rutter, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521196345 ISBN 13: 9780521196345

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Tom Rutter is Principal Lecturer in English at Sheffield Hallam University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521196345
• ISBN 13: 9780521196345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 166