Tamburlaine
- 174 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Christopher Marlowe's story of a Scythian shepherd who through using his brutality, lust for power and also his charm becomes a mighty conqueror and the King of Persia. schovat popis
Tamburlaine the Great Series
This dramatic saga chronicles the rise and fall of an ambitious conqueror who fearlessly embarks on a quest for world domination. It offers a gripping exploration of power, glory, and the ephemeral nature of human ambition. The narrative is filled with epic battles, political intrigue, and profound character studies. This is a timeless examination of the desire for supremacy and its devastating consequences.
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Tamburlaine the Great
- 300 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Tamburlaine the Great, Part One and Part Two are the first plays that Christopher Marlowe wrote for London’s then new freestanding, open-air public playhouses. They trace the progress of Tamburlaine, a Central Asian leader, as he “scourge[s] kingdoms with his conquering sword” and rises to imperial power. The plays were a powerful beginning to Marlowe’s brief career as a public theatre dramatist: the brutally masculine and martial main character immediately captured audiences, and the plays were widely imitated and parodied. Even four hundred years later, Marlowe’s Tamburlaine remains a shocking and seductive figure. The introduction and historical appendices to this new Broadview Edition provide many avenues for readers to understand these plays, presenting other portrayals of Islam from the period, related lives of Tamburlaine from other writers, and material on Marlowe’s scandalous reputation.