TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hopkins,Lisa
TI  - Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance Dramatist
T2  - Renaissance Dramas and Dramatists : RDD
SN  - 9780748624720
AV  - PR2674 .H67 2008eb
U1  - 822.3 22
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - English drama
KW  - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Literary Studies
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Chronology --; 1 Marlowe’s Life and Death --; 2 The Marlowe Canon --; 3 Marlowe on Stage, 1587–2007: Theatrical Contexts and Dramaturgical Practice --; 4 Marlowe as Scholar: Old and New Knowledges in the Plays --; 5 Marlowe the Horizon- Stretcher: Daring God out of Heaven and Conquering New Worlds --; 6 Critical Issues --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access
N2  - GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748624737');This book offers a lively introduction to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe and to the central concerns of his age, many of which are still important to us - religious uncertainty, the clash between Islam and Christianity, ideas of sexuality, and the rôle of the marginalised inidividual in society.Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of Marlowe's work and its cultural contexts: Marlowe's life and death; the Marlowe canon; the theatrical contexts and stage history of the plays; Marlowe's interest in old and new branches of knowledge; the ways in which he transgresses against established norms and values; and the major issues which have been raised in critical discussions of his plays.Key FeaturesCovers all of Marlowe's plays, including Tamburlaine the Great, Doctor Faustus, Edward II and The Jew of MaltaEmphasises how daring Marlowe's ideas were at the time as well as their relevance to readers todayCovers the theatrical contexts of Marlowe's plays and their performance historyReassesses Marlowe's achievement as well as his relationship to Shakespeare"
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748630585
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748630585
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748630585/original
ER  -