The complete plays
By: Christopher Marlowe ; edited by Frank Romany and Robert Lindsey.
Contributors: Romany, Frank.; Lindsey, Robert.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London, England; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 702
Description: "Christopher Marlowe - a possible spy with a reputation for atheism who was murdered in mysterious circumstances - courted danger throughout his life. A sense of the dark forces operating in social and political relationships underlies his work. In Dr. Faustus, a man of great intellect and even greater ambition craves knowledge, and is prepared to sell his soul to the Devil to achieve it. Tamburlaine attempts to satisfy his desire for greatness through his domination over an ever-growing empire, while Edward II upsets the delicate balance of power in the land and plants the seed of his own murder. All the plays here show Marlowe's fascination with the tension between weak and strong, sacred and profane."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxvi]-xlii).