Christopher Marlowe

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus é uma peça de teatro escrita por Christopher Marlowe em 1588 ou 1592, com base na história do Dr. Fausto,1587, recolha anônima alemã de contos sobre praticantes de ciências ocultas. A peça, escrita parte em verso parte em prosa, conta a história de um homem que vende sua alma ao …

The complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong, sacred and profaneMarlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's encounters with the …

Edward II is a Renaissance or Early Modern period play written by Christopher Marlowe. It is one of the earliest English history plays. The full title of the first publication is The Troublesome Reign and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England, with the Tragical Fall of Proud Mortimer. Marlowe found …

Tamburlaine the Great, Part One and Part Two are the first plays that Christopher Marlowe wrote for London’s then new freestanding, open-air public playhouses. They trace the progress of Tamburlaine, a Central Asian leader, as he “scourge[s] kingdoms with his conquering sword” and rises to imperial power. The plays …