num_pages: 338
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
genres: Academic, Nonfiction, Literature, Essays, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Cambridge University Press