Christopher Marlowe in Context

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Editors:
Emily C. Bartels, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Emma Smith, University of Oxford

Emily C. Bartels, Emma Smith, Catherine Clifford, Martin Wiggins, Leah S. Marcus, Catherine Nicholson, Laurie Maguire, Aleksandra Thostrup, Sarah Dewar-Watson, Danielle Clarke, Brian Walsh, Syrithe Pugh, Chris Chism, Elizabeth Spiller, Jenny C. Mann, Jacques Lezra, Paulina Kewes, James R. Siemon, Patricia Cahill, Elizabeth Hanson, Kathryn Schwartz, Lars Engle, Gillian Woods, David Clark, Alison Findlay, Mary Thomas Crane, Tom Rutter, Holger Schott Syme, Thomas Cartelli, Lucy Munro, Lisa Hopkins, Pascale Aebischer, Andrew Duxfield, Thomas Healy, Adam Hansen, Paul Menzer

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Date Published: October 2015
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isbn: 9781107559363

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A contemporary of William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe was one of the most influential early modern dramatists, whose life and mysterious death have long been the subject of critical and popular speculation. This collection sets Marlowe's plays and poems in their historical context, exploring his world and his wider cultural influence. Chapters by leading international scholars discuss both his major and lesser-known works. Divided into three sections, 'Marlowe's works', 'Marlowe's world', and 'Marlowe's reception', the book ranges from Marlowe's relationship with his own audience through to adaptations of his plays for modern cinema. Other contexts for Marlowe include history and politics, religion and science. Discussions of Marlowe's critics and Marlowe's appeal today, in performance, literature and biography, show how and why his works continue to resonate; and a comprehensive further reading list provides helpful suggestions for those who want to find out more.
- Thirty-three newly commissioned essays on Christopher Marlowe, written by top international scholars, provide fresh, contemporary perspectives on the great poet and playwright
- Short, concise chapters are attentive to the latest criticism and offer expert opinions and analysis rather than surveys of the topic
- A comprehensive chronology provides an overview of Marlowe's life and works and offers a new insight into his changing reputation
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'The present volume is a major addition to the study of Marlowe and is essential reading.' M. L. Stapleton, Renaissance Quarterly

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Product details
- Date Published: October 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107559363
- length: 412 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 153 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Chronology of Marlowe's life and works Catherine Clifford and Martin Wiggins
Introduction Emily C. Bartels and Emma Smith
Part I. Marlowe's Works:
1. Marlowe's canon Martin Wiggins
2. Marlowe's material texts Leah S. Marcus
3. Marlowe and the limits of rhetoric Catherine Nicholson
4. Marlowe and character Laurie Maguire and Aleksandra Thostrup
5. Marlowe's dramatic form Sarah Dewar-Watson
6. Marlowe's poetic form Danielle Clarke
7. Marlowe and the Elizabethan theatre audience Brian Walsh
8. Marlowe and classical literature Syrithe Pugh
9. Marlowe's medievalism Chris Chism
10. Reading Marlowe's books Elizabeth Spiller
11. Marlowe's translations Jenny C. Mann
Part II. Marlowe's World:
12. Geography and Marlowe Jacques Lezra
13. History, politics and Marlowe Paulina Kewes
14. Marlowe and social distinction James R. Siemon
15. Marlowe, militarism and violence Patricia Cahill
16. Education, the university and Marlowe Elizabeth Hanson
17. Marlowe and the question of will Kathryn Schwartz
18. Marlowe and the self Lars Engle
19. Race, nation and Marlowe Emily C. Bartels
20. Marlowe and religion Gillian Woods
21. Marlowe and Queer Theory David Clark
22. Marlowe and women Alison Findlay
23. Marlowe and the New Science Mary Thomas Crane
24. The professional theatre and Marlowe Tom Rutter
Part III. Reception:
25. Marlowe in his moment Holger Schott Syme
26. Marlowe and Shakespeare Thomas Cartelli
27. Marlowe in Caroline theatre Lucy Munro
28. Marlowe's literary influence Lisa Hopkins
29. Marlowe at the movies Pascale Aebischer
30. Editing Marlowe's texts Andrew Duxfield
31. Marlowe's biography Thomas Healy
32. Marlowe and the critics Adam Hansen
33. Marlowe now Paul Menzer.
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Editors
Emily C. Bartels, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Emily C. Bartels is Professor of English at Rutgers University and Director of the Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College. Author of Spectacles of Strangeness: Imperialism, Alienation, and Marlowe (1993) (which won the Roma Gill award for Best Work on Christopher Marlowe, 1993–4) and Speaking of the Moor: From Alcazar to Othello (2008), and editor of Critical Essays on Christopher Marlowe (1997), she has also published articles on race, gender, survivorship, and early modern drama and is at work on a new project on Shakespearean intertextuality.
Emma Smith, University of Oxford
Emma Smith teaches at Hertford College, University of Oxford, and is the author of a range of works on Shakespeare and early modern drama, including The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare (2007) and The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide (2012). She has contributed numerous articles to publications including Shakespeare Studies and Shakespeare Survey and her iTunesU lectures on Shakespeare and on other early modern plays have been downloaded more than 300,000 times.
Contributors
Emily C. Bartels, Emma Smith, Catherine Clifford, Martin Wiggins, Leah S. Marcus, Catherine Nicholson, Laurie Maguire, Aleksandra Thostrup, Sarah Dewar-Watson, Danielle Clarke, Brian Walsh, Syrithe Pugh, Chris Chism, Elizabeth Spiller, Jenny C. Mann, Jacques Lezra, Paulina Kewes, James R. Siemon, Patricia Cahill, Elizabeth Hanson, Kathryn Schwartz, Lars Engle, Gillian Woods, David Clark, Alison Findlay, Mary Thomas Crane, Tom Rutter, Holger Schott Syme, Thomas Cartelli, Lucy Munro, Lisa Hopkins, Pascale Aebischer, Andrew Duxfield, Thomas Healy, Adam Hansen, Paul Menzer