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Informationen zum Autor Brian Gibbons is a distinguished scholar and editor of Shakespeare and other early modern dramatists. He is the author of many critical studies and a General Editor of the New Mermaids and the New Cambridge Shakespeare series. Christopher Marlowe was a playwright, poet, scholar, translator and alleged spy. His other works include: Dido Queen of Carthage , Tamburlaine Part 1 , Tamburlaine Part 2 , The Jew of Malta , Edward II and The Massacre at Paris . He was murdered at the age of 29, in a private dining house in Deptford in 1593. Brian Gibbons is a distinguished scholar and editor of Shakespeare and other early modern dramatists. He is the author of many critical studies and a General Editor of the New Mermaids and the New Cambridge Shakespeare series. Klappentext This New Mermaids anthology brings together the four most popular and widely studied of Christopher Marlowe's plays: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus . The new introduction by Brian Gibbons explores the plays in the context of early modern theatre, culture and politics, as well as examining their language, characters and themes. On-page commentary notes guide students to a better understanding and combine to make this an indispensable student edition ideal for study and classroom use from A Level upwards. Zusammenfassung A collection of the four major plays by Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus, with a new introduction by Brian Gibbons. All of these plays are widely studied at both A and undergraduate level.
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Christopher Marlowe was a playwright, poet, scholar, translator and alleged spy. His other works include:
Dido Queen of Carthage,
Tamburlaine Part 1,
Tamburlaine Part 2,
The Jew of Malta,
Edward II and
The Massacre at Paris. He was murdered at the age of 29, in a private dining house in Deptford in 1593.
