Marlowe and Shakespeare: The Critical Rivalry

by Robert Sawyer

Book Overview

Instead of asserting any alleged rivalry between Marlowe and Shakespeare, Sawyer examines the literary reception of the two when the writers are placed in tandem during critical discourse or artistic production. Focusing on specific examples from the last 400 years, the study begins with Robert Greene's comments in 1592 and ends with the post-9/11 and 7/7 era.

The study not only looks at literary critics and their assessments, but also at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349957674
• ISBN13: 9781349957675
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"