christopher marlowe

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Christopher Marlowe (1564-93), English playwright and poet, author of Faustus and The Jew of Malta

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Definition of christopher marlowe in English English dictionary

an English poet and writer of plays, whose most famous plays are Dr Faustus, Edward II, and Tamburlaine the Great. Many people think he influenced the work of Shakespeare. He was killed in a fight in a tavern (1564-93). (baptized Feb. 26, 1564, Canterbury, Kent, Eng. died May 30, 1593, Deptford, near London) British poet and playwright. The son of a Canterbury shoemaker, he earned a degree from Cambridge University. From 1587 he wrote plays for London theatres, starting with Tamburlaine the Great (published 1590), in which he established dramatic blank verse. Tamburlaine was followed by Dido, Queen of Carthage (published 1594), cowritten with Thomas Nashe; The Massacre at Paris ( 1594); and Edward II (1594). His most famous play is The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus (published 1604), which uses the dramatic framework of a morality play in its presentation of a story of temptation, fall, and damnation. The Jew of Malta (published 1633) may have been his final work. His poetry includes the unfinished long poem Hero and Leander. Known for leading a disreputable life, he died a violent death at age 29 in a tavern brawl; he may have been assassinated because of his service as a government spy. His brilliant, though short, career makes him William Shakespeare's most important contemporary in English drama

Christopher Marlowe (1564-93), English playwright and poet, author of "Faustus" and "The Jew of Malta

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Definition of christopher marlowe in English French dictionary

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), dramaturge anglais, poète et traducteur de l'ère élisabéthaine dont les principales oeuvres sont: Le Docteur Faustus, Le Juif de Malte, le Massacre de Paris et Edouard II