Constructing Christopher Marlowe

By: Downie, J. a.

Book Overview

From Greene's 'mad and scoffing poet' to Greenblatt's flaunter of his 'society's cherished orthodoxies', Marlowe's putative personality has licensed and informed disparate and often conflicting readings of his writings. This book illustrates and challenges the ways in which the writer has been constructed by the prejudices of readers, critics and directors. Taking nothing on trust, the contributors to this volume review what is known about Marlowe's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052157255X
• ISBN13: 9780521572552
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"