The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe Contributor(s): Cheney, Patrick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521527341 ISBN-13: 9780521527347 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Sixteen leading scholars provide authoritative chapters on relevant topics of Marlowe's life and works in this complete introduction to the famed pioneer of both the Elizabethan stage and modern English poetry. The essays cover his texts and style, use of classicism, and representations of sexuality and gender, as well as of geography and identity. The volume also considers the religious, political, courtly, and literary contexts of Marlowe's authorship, his presence in modern film and theater, and his influence on subsequent writers. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 822.3 |
LCCN: 2003069690 |
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.07" W x 8.95" (1.21 lbs) 312 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Cheney, Patrick: - Patrick Cheney is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of Marlowe's Counterfeit Profession: Ovid, Spenser, Counter-Nationhood (1997) and Spenser's Famous Flight: A Renaissance Idea of a Literary Career (1993). |