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Assesses the consequences of Marlowe's life in the theatre: how his plays transformed the literary traditions of his time and how they helped redefine the themes of tragedy.
Assesses the consequences of Marlowe's life in the theatre: how his plays transformed the literary traditions of his time and how they helped redefine the themes of tragedy.
Series Foreword by Josh Beer, Christopher Innes, and Simon WilliamsPrologueChronologyMatters of Life and DeathThe World of the Theatre in the Reign of ElizabethDido, Queen of Carthage: Tragedy in the Classical TraditionTamburlaine the Great: Tragical Discourse and SpectacleMachiavellian Tragedy: The Massacre at Paris and The Jew of MaltaEdward II: Tragedy in the De Casibus TraditionDoctor Faustus: Tragedy in the Allegorical TraditionMarlowe's Legacy to TragedyAppendix A: Thomas Kyd's Accusations of MarloweAppendix B: Richard Baines' NoteWorks CitedIndex