Christopher Marlowe in Context / edited by Emily C. Bartels and Emma Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The most up-to-date contextual guide to Christopher Marlowe's world and the full range of his poetry and drama.

"The life and death of Christopher Marlowe has long been shrouded in mystery and subject to speculation. One of the foremost dramatists of his day, Marlowe and his writings exerted an influence not only on the work of his contemporaries, including Shakespeare, but also on literary culture to the present. Setting Marlowe's writings in their historical context, this collection showcases the most exciting critics writing on critical and contextual approaches to his poems and plays, discussing both major and lesser-known works. In three sections, 'Marlowe's works', 'Marlowe's world', and 'Marlowe's reception, ' short chapters tell a story ranging from classical literature through to modern cinema. Other topics covered include religion, geography, audience, and women. Chapters on the critics and Marlowe now show how and why his works continue to resonate and a comprehensive further reading list provides helpful suggestions for those who want to find out more."--Publisher's description

A Chronology of Marlowe's life and works / Catherine Clifford and Martin Wiggins -- Introduction / Emily C. Bartels and Emma Smith -- Part I. Marlowe's Works. 1. Marlowe's chronology and canon / Martin Wiggins ; 2. Marlowe's magic books: the material text / Leah S. Marcus ; 3. Marlowe and the limits of rhetoric / Catherine Nicholson ; 4. Marlowe and character / Laurie Maguire and Aleksandra Thostrup ; 5. Marlowe's dramatic form / Sarah Dewar-Watson ; 6. Marlowe's poetic form / Danielle Clarke ; 7. Marlowe and the Elizabethan theatre audience / Brian Walsh ; 8. Marlowe and classical literature / Syrithe Pugh ; 9. Marlowe's medievalism / Chris Chism ; 10. Marlowe's libraries: a history of reading / Elizabeth Spiller ; 11. Marlowe's translations / Jenny C. Mann -- Part II. Marlowe's World. 12. Geography and Marlowe / Jacques Lezra ; 13. Marlowe, history, and politics / Paulina Kewes ; 14. Marlowe and social distinction / James R. Siemon ; 15. Marlowe, death-worlds, and warfare / Patricia Cahill ; 16. Education, the university, and Marlowe / Elizabeth Hanson ; 17. Marlowe and the question of will / Kathryn Schwartz ; 18. Marlowe and the self / Lars Engle ; 19. Race, nation, and Marlowe / Emily C. Bartels ; 20. Marlowe and religion / Gillian Woods ; 21. Marlowe and Queer Theory / David Clark ; 22. Marlowe and women / Alison Findlay ; 23. Marlowe and the New Science / Mary Thomas Crane ; 24. The professional theatre and Marlowe / Tom Rutter -- Part III. Reception. 25. Marlowe in his moment / Holger Schott Syme ; 26. Marlowe and Shakespeare revisited / Thomas Cartelli ; 27. Marlowe in Caroline theatre / Lucy Munro ; 28. Marlowe's literary influence / Lisa Hopkins ; 29. Marlowe in the movies / Pascale Aebischer ; 30. Editing Marlowe's texts / Andrew Duxfield ; 31. Marlowe's biography / Thomas Healy ; 32. Marlowe and the critics / Adam Hansen ; 33. Marlowe now / Paul Menzer.

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