CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

“This, the only continuous study of the work of Christopher Marlowe that has yet been made, traces the development of the poet’s thought and art from the earlt experimental period of the translations until the final period of maturity. A simultaneous increase in clarity of thought and diminution of poetry and emotion is traced through ‘Tamburlaine, Faustus,’ the political plays and ‘Edward II’ until the full development of both faculties is reached somewhat unexpectedly, in ‘Hero and Leander.’
Christopher Marlowe, poeta, dramaturgo e tradutor do período Isabelino contemporâneo de Shakespeare, foi um dos mais relevantes renovadores do teatro do seu tempo.