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The Complete Plays
Christopher Marlowe
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Description for The Complete Plays
paperback. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus' encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Marlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas in THE JEW OF MALTA, and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence, Marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness, the sacred and its desecration.
Marlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas in THE JEW OF MALTA, and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence, Marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness, the sacred and its desecration.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140436334
SKU
V9780140436334
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About Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe (1564-93) was educated at Cambridge and soon established his reputation as a playwright. Away from the stage, Marlowe was a man who courted danger as a homosexual, a spy, and an outspoken atheist. He was murdered at the age of 29 in a tavern in Deptford. Robert Lindsey is Associate Aditor of the journal Medieval and ... Read more
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