Christopher Marlowe
An Englishman; a playwright and a poet. By: Shanna Scribner
Born February 6, 1564 in Canterbury England. Died May 30, 1593 in Deptford, England.
"Christopher Marlowe." Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992. Biography in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
"Christopher Marlowe." Gale Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Biography in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Christopher Marlowe's patron was Thomas Walsingham
Marlowe spent first 17 years of his life in Canterbury, England; then went to Cambridge; then to London; lastly to Deptford, England, where he died.
"Christopher Marlowe." Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992. Biography in Context. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Christopher Marlowe created plays and poems:
"Christopher Marlowe." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.
Tamburlaine the Great
An excerpt from Tamburlaine the Great:
"From jigging veins of rhyming mother wits,/ And such conceits as clownage keeps in pay/ We'll lead you to the stately tent of war,/ Where you shall hear the Scythian Tamburlaine/ Threat'ning the world with high astounding terms/ And scourging kingdoms with his conquering sword./ View but his picture in this tragic glass,/ And then applaud his fortunes as you please."
Significance: This play's famous prologue to the first part announces new poetic and dramatic style.
Where to find this play: This play was made into a Broadway production.
I find this excerpt to be intriguing. I love the words and the language it uses. It really makes me want to think about the piece more in depth, even though I don't fully understand the circumstances.
"Christopher Marlowe." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998.
Biography in Context. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.Tamburlaine the Great exemplifies Humanism
"Christopher Marlowe." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.