Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

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Name (English)
Christopher Marlowe
Short name
Christopher Marlowe
Year of birth
1564
Year of death
1593
Short Description
"Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (/ˈmɑːrloʊ/; baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era.[a] Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have been the foremost dramatist in London in the years just before his mysterious early death.[b] Some scholars also believe that he greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was baptised in the same year as Marlowe and later succeeded him as the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright.[c] Marlowe was the first to achieve critical reputation for his use of blank verse, which became the standard for the era. His plays are distinguished by their overreaching protagonists. Themes found within Marlowe's literary works have been noted as humanistic with realistic emotions, which some scholars find difficult to reconcile with Marlowe's "anti-intellectualism" and his catering to the prurient tastes of his Elizabethan audiences for generous displays of extreme physical violence, cruelty, and bloodshed." - (en.wikipedia.org 02.08.2022)
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  • Reden und Aufsätze: Einleitung zu Alfred Walter Heymels Marlowe-Übersetzung

    Reden und Aufsätze: Einleitung zu Alfred Walter Heymels Marlowe-Übersetzung

    E IVB 21.1-3: Einleitung zu...

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