Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance dramatist / Lisa Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Lisa, 1962-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation.

Marlowe, Christopher.

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

x, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2008]

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe. It explores Marlowe as a playwright whose work taps into the central concerns of his age, and our own: religious uncertainty, the clash between Islam and Christianity, the discovery of America, ideas of sexuality and gender identity, and the role of the marginalised individual in society.

Each of the six chapters 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 distinctive 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. Each chapter allows the reader to see the significance, scope and distinctive contribution made by Marlowe in all his plays, and his place in the development of Renaissance drama.

Contents:

Marlowe's life and death

The Marlowe canon

Marlowe on stage, 1587-2007: theatrical contexts and dramaturgical practice

Marlowe as scholar: old and new knowledges in the plays

Marlowe the horizon-stretcher: daring God out of heaven and conquering new worlds

Critical issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-175) and index.

ISBN:

9780748624720

0748624724

9780748624737

0748624732

OCLC:

191810585