Christopher Marlowe
A Renaissance author.
Impacts
Christopher Marlowe had a very important impact. He greatly influenced Shakespeare. and Shakespeare later became the greatest playwright. Which impacted today's English writing.
Background
- He received a bachelors degree of arts and then later received a master degree in arts
- Attended lessons at school and he wasn't officially enrolled yet
- in Cambridge he received a scholarship given to most talented students
achievements
- He was first to make the first significant advances in tragedy
- Both parts of "Tamburlaine the great" by far are the most powerful that had yet been created in England
- First English playwright to reveal the full potential of dramatic blank verse
- In 1587 he became associated with Lord Admiral's company of players
Intersesting Information
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- Some of his works are often performed on stage
- He died from a stab wound above his eye given to him by Ingram Frizer
- He was arrested in the Netherlands for fighting on the street.
His works
- Tamburlaine the great: part 2- Bloody Conquests of Mighty Tamburlaine
- The Jew of Malta
- Hero and Leander
- Edward II
- The Massacre
Project Citations
"Christopher Marlowe." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Cengage Learning, 2014. N. pag. Biography in Context. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&u=libe79362&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=GALE%7CWMDCCP571293470&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1631004304>.
Jokinen, Anniina. "Christopher Marlowe." Luminarium.org. Anniina Jokinen., 12 Oct. 2006. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://www.luminarium.org/>.
Patrick, James A. Renaissance and Reformation. New York: Marshall cavendish, 2007. Print.