Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe was an Elizabethan and poet who is best remembered for his tragedies. There has been speculation that Marlowe and William Shakespeare were one and the same, but but no conclusive evidence has been found. Among the other rumors surrounding Marlowe's life include: serving as a spy for the Queen of England, atheism, and homosexuality.

Fast Facts

Baptized: February 26, 1564
Birthplace: Canterbury, England
Died: May 30, 1593
Writing period: circa 1586-1593
Literary Genre: Playwright, Poet
Arrested in 1592 for counterfeiting coins
His death is controversial
Sometimes referred to as "Kit" Marlowe

Career

Marlowe attended The King's School, Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge on a scholarship and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584. In 1587, the university hesitated to award him his master's degree because of a rumour that he had converted to Roman Catholicism and intended to go to the English college at Rheims to prepare for the priesthood. However, his degree was awarded on schedule when the Privy Council intervened on his behalf, commending him for his "faithful dealing" and "good service" to the Queen.

Notable Works

Dido, Queen of Carthage (c.1586)
Tamburlaine, part 1 (c.1587)
Tamburlaine, part 2 (c.1587-1588)
The Jew of Malta (c.1589)
Doctor Faustus (c.1589, or, 1593)
Edward II (c.1592)
The Massacre at Paris (c.1593)

Categories

Entertainment | English | Literary Authors | Authors and Writers

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Wikipedia: Christopher Marlowe
Project Gutenberg: Works of Christopher Marlowe
Official Site: The Marlowe Society
Luminarium: Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
eNotes: Christopher Marlowe Guides and Articles
Fan Site: Peter Farey's Marlowe Page
PBS: In Search of Shakespeare: Christopher Marlowe

Free Christopher Marlowe Works Online

The Perseus Digital Library: The Complete Works of Marlowe
Wikisource: Christopher Marlowe Works Online
The Online Library of Liberty: The Works of Christopher Marlowe
Monologue Archive: Christopher Marlowe Monologues
Project Gutenberg: Christopher Marlowe Works Online

Christopher Marlowe Study Guides

eNotes: Christopher Marlowe Guides and Articles
Cummings Study Guides: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" Study Guide
PinkMonkey.com: Doctor Faustus Study Guide and Summary
eNotes: The Jew of Malta Summary and Criticism
Web English Teacher: Christopher Marlowe Lesson Plans

Christopher Marlowe Essays and Literary Criticism

freessays: "History, Tragedy and Truth in Christopher Marlowe's Edward II" (1999)
freessays: "Marlowe's Cambridge years and the writing of Doctor Faustus " (1993)
Early Modern Literary Studies: "Hero’s Afterlife: Hero and Leander and ‘lewd unmannerly verse’" (2007)
Access My Library: "The Jew of Maltaand the diabolic power of theatrics in the 1580s" (2006)
Luminarium: "A Discussion of Morality and Horror..." (2002)
Early Modern Literary Studies: "And shall I die, and this unconquered?" (1996)

Christopher Marlowe Biographies and Profiles

The Knitting Circle: Christopher Marlowe Profile
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The Literature Network: Christopher Marlowe Biography and Works
Luminarium: The Life of Christopher Marlowe
American Repertory Theater Heavenly Wit, Hellish Vice-The Life of Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe Quotations

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eNotes: Famous Quotes by Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe News and Articles

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Times Online: "Marlowe's Koran-burning hero is censored..." (2005)

Christopher Marlowe Photos and Videos

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YouTube: Shakespeare: The Christopher Marlowe Theory (Time: 02:10)

Christopher Marlowe Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards

Fan Site: Christopher Marlowe
Fan Site: Peter Farey's Marlowe Page
Google Blog Search: Christopher Marlowe
Blog: My Truth: The Far Memory of Christopher Marlowe
The Literature Network Forums: Christopher Marlowe Forum

Christopher Marlowe Books and Merchandise

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Christopher Marlowe as Shakespeare Theory

Marlowe Lives Association
John Baker's Marlowe/Shakespeare Page
Peter Farey's Marlowe/Shakespeare Investigation: A Deception in Deptford
Marlow Lives Association: The Marliad
PBS Frontline: Much Ado About Something
Wikipedia: Marlovian Theory
Peter's Gematria Site: Shakespeare's Sonnets Written by Kit Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe Personal Timeline

February 1564: Born Canterbury, England
1584: Receives Bachelor's Degree from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
1586: Catholic sympathy causes his Master's Degree to be withheld until the Privy Council intervenes
1592: Arrested for attempting to counterfeit coins
May 30, 1593: Dies under mysterious circumstances

Christopher Marlowe Publications Timeline

1586: Dido, Queen of Carthage
1587: Tamburlaine Part I | Tamburlaine Part II
1589: The Jew of Malta | Doctor Faustus
1592: Edward II
1593: The Massacre at Paris | "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" | "Hero and Leander" Unfinished

Notable Christopher Marlowe Films

The following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
Christopher Marlowe Filmography
1959: The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
1966: The Deadly Affair
1991: Edward II
1994: Faust

Related Pages on Mahalo

Doctor Faustus | The Jew of Malta | William Shakespeare | Thomas Kyd | Edward II | Elizabethan Era | Catholicism | Thomas Nashe | Lucan

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