Christopher Marlowe And English Renaissance Culture

Author : Darryll Grantley,Peter Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780429866784

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Christopher Marlowe and English Renaissance Culture by Darryll Grantley,Peter Roberts Pdf

First published in 1996, this volume asked the question: who – and what – was Christopher Marlowe? Dramatist, poet, atheist and possible spy, he was a man in contrast with his time. The authors here gather to explore Marlowe on the four hundredth anniversary of his death. They include significant interdisciplinary elements and focus on dramaturgy, textual criticism and biography. It is hoped that the diversity of approaches can further debates on both Marlowe and Renaissance culture.

Author : Peter Roberts,Darryll Grantley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Dramatists, English
ISBN : OCLC:1412759709

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Christopher Marlowe and English Renaissance Culture by Peter Roberts,Darryll Grantley Pdf

Author : Emma Smith,Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139825474

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The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Tragedy by Emma Smith,Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr Pdf

Featuring essays by major international scholars, this Companion combines analysis of themes crucial to Renaissance tragedy with the interpretation of canonical and frequently taught texts. Part I introduces key topics, such as religion, revenge, and the family, and discusses modern performance traditions on stage and screen. Bridging this section with Part II is a chapter which engages with Shakespeare. It tackles Shakespeare's generic distinctiveness and how our familiarity with Shakespearean tragedy affects our appreciation of the tragedies of his contemporaries. Individual essays in Part II introduce and contribute to important critical conversations about specific tragedies. Topics include The Revenger's Tragedy and the theatrics of original sin, Arden of Faversham and the preternatural, and The Duchess of Malfi and the erotics of literary form. Providing fresh readings of key texts, the Companion is an essential guide for all students of Renaissance tragedy.

Author : Sara Munson Deats
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317080350

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Placing the Plays of Christopher Marlowe by Sara Munson Deats Pdf

Focusing upon Marlowe the playwright as opposed to Marlowe the man, the essays in this collection position the dramatist's plays within the dramaturgical, ethical, and sociopolitical matrices of his own era. The volume also examines some of the most heated controversies of the early modern period, such as the anti-theatrical debate, the relations between parents and children, Machiavaelli1s ideology, the legitimacy of sectarian violence, and the discourse of addiction. Some of the chapters also explore Marlowe's polysemous influence on the theater of his time and of later periods, but, most centrally, upon his more famous contemporary poet/playwright, William Shakespeare.

Author : William Zunder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0952318008

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Elizabethan Marlowe by William Zunder Pdf

Intended as a discussion suitable for students, this book considers all Marlowe's major works in their historical and discursive context: Tamburlaine, Parts I and II, The Jew of Malta, Edward II, Doctor Faustus, and Hero and Leander. Marlowe's writing emerges as embedded in the historical processes of his time and as crossed by the contradictory discourses of his day.

Author : Professor Robert A Logan,Professor Sara Munson Deats
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781409489948

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Placing the Plays of Christopher Marlowe by Professor Robert A Logan,Professor Sara Munson Deats Pdf

Focusing upon Marlowe the playwright as opposed to Marlowe the man, the essays in this collection position the dramatist's plays within the dramaturgical, ethical, and sociopolitical matrices of his own era. The volume also examines some of the most heated controversies of the early modern period, such as the anti-theatrical debate, the relations between parents and children, Machiavaelli¹s ideology, the legitimacy of sectarian violence, and the discourse of addiction. Some of the chapters also explore Marlowe's polysemous influence on the theater of his time and of later periods, but, most centrally, upon his more famous contemporary poet/playwright, William Shakespeare.

Author : William Zunder,Suzanne Trill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315504476

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Writing and the English Renaissance by William Zunder,Suzanne Trill Pdf

Writing and the English Renaissance is a collection of essays exploring the full creative richness of Renaissance culture during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. As well as considering major literary figures such as Spenser, Marlowe, Donne and Milton, lesser known - especially women - writers are also examined. Radical writing and popular culture are considered as well. The scope of the study not only extends the parameters for debate in Renaissance studies, but also adopts a radical interdisciplinary approach, bridging the gap between literary, historical, cultural and women's studies, leading to a much fuller picture of life in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The authors discussed are placed in their full historical and literary context, with an extensive selection of original documentation included in the text - for example, from The Book of Common Prayer or the Homilies to contextualize the writing under discussion. This distinctive approach, combined with a detailed chronology of the period and bibliography, embracing both canonical and non-canonical writers, makes this volume a unique reference resource and course reader for Renaissance studies.

Author : Patrick Cheney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521527341

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The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe by Patrick Cheney Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe provides a full introduction to one of the great pioneers of both the Elizabethan stage and modern English poetry. It recalls that Marlowe was an inventor of the English history play (Edward II) and of Ovidian narrative verse (Hero and Leander), as well as being author of such masterpieces of tragedy and lyric as Doctor Faustus and 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love'. Sixteen leading scholars provide accessible and authoritative chapters on Marlowe's life, texts, style, politics, religion, and classicism. The volume also considers his literary and patronage relationships and his representations of sexuality and gender and of geography and identity; his presence in modern film and theatre; and finally his influence on subsequent writers. The Companion includes a chronology of Marlowe's life, a note on reference works, and a reading list for each chapter.

Author : Rodney Bolt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781596917200

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History Play by Rodney Bolt Pdf

Rodney Bolt's delightful life of Marlowe plays out a surprising solution to an enduring literary mystery, bringing the spirit of Shakespeare alive as we've never seen it before. Rodney Bolt's book is not an attempt to prove that, rather than dying at 29 in a tavern brawl, Christopher Marlowe staged his own death, fled to Europe, and went on to write the work attributed to Shakespeare. Instead, it takes that as the starting point for a playful and brilliantly written "fake biography" of Marlowe, which turns out to be a life of the Bard as well. Using real historical sources (as well as the occasional red herring) plus a generous dose of speculation, Bolt paints a rich and rollicking picture of Elizabethan life. As we accompany Marlowe into the halls of academia, the society of the popular English players traveling Europe, and the dangerous underworld of Elizabethan espionage, a fascinating and almost plausible life story emerges, along with a startlingly fresh look at the plays and poetry we know as Shakespeare's. Tapping into centuries of speculation about the man behind the work, about whom so few facts are known for sure, Rodney Bolt slyly winds the lives of two beloved playwrights into one.

Author : Garrett A. Sullivan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139446341

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Memory and Forgetting in English Renaissance Drama by Garrett A. Sullivan Pdf

Engaging debates over the nature of subjectivity in early modern England, this fascinating and original study examines sixteenth- and seventeenth-century conceptions of memory and forgetting, and their importance to the drama and culture of the time. Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr discusses memory and forgetting as categories in terms of which a variety of behaviours - from seeking salvation to pursuing vengeance to succumbing to desire - are conceptualized. Drawing upon a range of literary and non-literary discourses, represented by treatises on the passions, sermons, anti-theatrical tracts, epic poems and more, Shakespeare, Marlowe and Webster stage 'self-recollection' and, more commonly, 'self-forgetting', the latter providing a powerful model for dramatic subjectivity. Focusing on works such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Dr Faustus and The Duchess of Malfi, Sullivan reveals memory and forgetting to be dynamic cultural forces central to early modern understandings of embodiment, selfhood and social practice.

Author : William Zunder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0710806779

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Elizabethan Marlowe by William Zunder Pdf

Author : Lisa Hopkins,Matthew Steggle
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826485632

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Renaissance Literature and Culture by Lisa Hopkins,Matthew Steggle Pdf

A clear, concise and manageable overview of Renaissance literature, history and culture

Author : Michael Hattaway
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780470998724

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A Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture by Michael Hattaway Pdf

This is a one volume, up-to-date collection of more than fifty wide-ranging essays which will inspire and guide students of the Renaissance and provide course leaders with a substantial and helpful frame of reference. Provides new perspectives on established texts. Orientates the new student, while providing advanced students with current and new directions. Pioneered by leading scholars. Occupies a unique niche in Renaissance studies. Illustrated with 12 single-page black and white prints.

Author : Sara Munson Deats,Robert A. Logan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317166481

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Christopher Marlowe at 450 by Sara Munson Deats,Robert A. Logan Pdf

There has never been a retrospective on Christopher Marlowe as comprehensive, complete and up-to-date in appraising the Marlovian landscape. Each chapter has been written by an eminent, international Marlovian scholar to determine what has been covered, what has not, and what scholarship and criticism will or might focus on next. The volume considers all of Marlowe’s dramas and his poetry, including his translations, as well as the following special topics: Critical Approaches to Marlowe; Marlowe’s Works in Performance; Marlowe and Theatre History; Electronic Resources for Marlovian Research; and Marlowe’s Biography. Included in the discussions are the native, continental, and classical influences on Marlowe and the ways in which Marlowe has interacted with other contemporary writers, including his influence on those who came after him. The volume has appeal not only to students and scholars of Marlowe but to anyone interested in Renaissance drama and poetry. Moreover, the significance for readers lies in the contributors’ approaches as well as in their content. Interest in the biography of Christopher Marlowe and in his works has bourgeoned since the turn of the century. It therefore seems especially appropriate at this time to present a comprehensive assessment of past and present traditional and innovative lines of inquiry and to look forward to future developments.

Author : Lisa Hopkins
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748630585

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Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance Dramatist by Lisa Hopkins Pdf

This book offers a lively introduction to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe and to the central concerns of his age, many of which are still important to us--religious uncertainty, the clash between Islam and Christianity, ideas of sexuality, and the role of the marginalised inidividual in society.Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of Marlowe's work and its cultural contexts: Marlowe's life and death; the Marlowe canon; the theatrical contexts and stage history of the plays; Marlowe's interest in old and new branches of knowledge; the ways in which he transgresses against established norms and values; and the major issues which have been raised in critical discussions of his plays.