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Christopher Marlowe

The Jew of Malta and Empire
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The Jew of Malta and Empire

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Philip Goldfarb Styrt

Fellow Philip Goldfarb Styrt uses Marlowe’s play to examine how early modern drama portrayed the problems of empire.

'A Tip for the Hangman' Resource Guide
Folger Spotlight

'A Tip for the Hangman' Resource Guide

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The Folger Spotlight

Folger resources related to espionage and Christopher “Kit” Marlowe to accompany our discussion of Allison Epstein’s novel.

Excerpt: 'A Fine Madness: A Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery' by Alan Judd
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Shakespeare and Beyond

Excerpt: 'A Fine Madness: A Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery' by Alan Judd

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe may not be as famous as his contemporary William Shakespeare, but his death at age 29 was far more dramatic — an argument over a bill that led to a stabbing, with the killer successfully pleading…

Shakespeare and Marlowe: Attributing 'Henry VI' Authorship
Shakespeare Unlimited

Shakespeare and Marlowe: Attributing 'Henry VI' Authorship

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Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 67 Oxford University Press drew attention last year for deciding that, in the New Oxford Shakespeare, the plays Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3 would no longer be listed as having been written by Shakespeare alone.…