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The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe

This series offers the complete dramatic and poetic works of a pivotal figure in Elizabethan literature. Explore powerful tragedies and epic narratives that delve into themes of ambition, fate, and the human condition. Each volume provides scholarly apparatus, including detailed textual notes and critical essays, illuminating the plays' historical context, language, and enduring impact on English drama.

The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol . I

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    The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol . I

    All Ovid's Elegies, Lucan's First Booke, Dido Queene of Carthage, Hero and Leander

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    The final volume of the Oxford English Texts edition features the two parts of Tamburlaine the Great and The Massacre at Paris, both presented for the first time in an old-spelling edition. It includes comprehensive textual annotations and critical commentary, offering in-depth discussions on the plays' themes, historical context, textual evolution, interpretation, stage action, and language. This edition is essential for understanding Marlowe's work in a scholarly context.

    The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol . I