Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe (Illustrated)

Marlowe was an enigmatic character – part poet, scholar, soldier, spy and tavern brawler – and his legend continues to elude historians. This eBook provides readers with a new and erudite edition of Marlowe’s works, offering every play, poem, translation and much more. Now you can truly own all of Marlowe’s works and a range of BONUS material on your eReader, and all in one well-organised file. (Current version: 4)* concise introductions to the plays and other works* ALL the plays, each with its own contents table – navigate easily between acts and scenes – find that special quotation quickly!* even includes the apocryphal play LUST’S DOMINION, available nowhere else* contains both versions (A & B) of DOCTOR FAUSTUS* ALL the poetry, with excellent formatting* beautiful images relating to Marlowe’s life, locations and works* EVEN includes the SOURCES for some of the plays, allowing you to explore Marlowe’s inspiration* INCLUDES no less than 4 biographies – explore the playwright’s mysterious life from multiple sources across history* the SPECIAL literary criticism section boasts four works that examine Marlowe’s contribution to literature* scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres* includes a front MASTER table of contents, allowing easy navigation around Marlowe’s immense oeuvre* features a special ‘Glossary of Elizabethan Language’, which will aid your comprehension of difficult words and phrasesPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The PlaysDIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGETHE SOURCE TEXT OF DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGETAMBURLAINE THE GREAT PART 1TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT PART 2THE JEW OF MALTADOCTOR FAUSTUS (A TEXT)DOCTOR FAUSTUS (B TEXT)EDWARD IITHE SOURCE TEXT OF EDWARD IITHE MASSACRE AT PARIS The Apocryphal PlayLUST’S DOMINION The PoetryTRANSLATION OF BOOK ONE OF LUCAN’S THE PHARSALIATRANSLATION OF OVID’S ELEGIESTHE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVETHE NYMPH’S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD BY SIR WALTER RALEIGHHERO AND LEANDERFRAGMENTIN OBITUM HONORATISSIMI VIRI, ROGERI MANWOOD etc.
DIALOGUE IN VERSEEPIGRAMS BY J.D. The CriticismEXTRACTS FROM ‘THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’ BY SIDNEY LEETHE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ON SHAKSPERE’S BY A. W. VERITYEXTRACT FROM ‘A STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE’ BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNESOME NOTES ON THE BLANK VERSE OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BY T.S. ELIOT The BiographiesMARLOWE AND HIS ASSOCIATES BY JOHN H. INGRAMTHE MUSES’ DARLING BY CHARLES NORMANCHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BY J. G. LEWISTHE DEATH OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BY J. LESLIE HOTSON GLOSSARY OF ELIZABETHAN LANGUAGEPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles