MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER° — (1564–1593), English playwright. The Jew of Malta (c. 1590) portrays the monstrous Jew, Barabas; T.S. Eliot described the play as a savage farce. Indeed it has elements of melodrama and exaggeration which suggest that Marlowe was not completely… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Marlowe, Christopher — (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,… … Universalium
MARLOWE, Christopher — (1564 1593) The brightest star among the Elizabethan dramatists before William Shakespeare,* Christopher Marlowe was also a gifted lyric poet, an adventurer, and a secret agent whose services were appreciated by the queen herself. His quick… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Marlowe, Christopher — (1564 1593) The son of a shoemaker, of Canterbury, Kent, he graduated B.A. in 1583 84 and M.A. in 1587 from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He went to London in 1587, where he became an actor and dramatist for the Lord Admiral s Company. As … British and Irish poets
Marlowe, Christopher — (1564 1593) Dramatist, s. of a shoemaker at Canterbury, where he was b., was ed. at the King s School there, and in 1581 went to Benet s (now Corpus Christi) Coll., Camb., where he graduated B.A. 1583, and M.A. in 1587. Of his life after he… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER — English dramatist and poet, precursor of Shakespeare; son of a shoemaker at Canterbury; besides a love poem entitled Hero and Leander, he was the author of seven plays, Tamburlaine, in two parts, Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta, Edward the… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Marlowe,Christopher — Mar·lowe (märʹlō), Christopher. 1564 1593. English playwright and poet whose development of blank verse influenced Shakespeare. His plays include Tamburlaine the Great (c. 1587) and Edward II (c. 1592). * * * … Universalium
Marlowe, Christopher — (1564 1593) English playwright and poet, also known as a translator of Latin poetry (Ovid and Lucan) into English. Educated at the King s School in Canterbury and at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he began his career as a dramatist with… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Christopher Marlowe — Nacimiento 26 de febrero de 1564 Defunción 30 de mayo de 1593 … Wikipedia Español
MARLOWE (C.) — MARLOWE CHRISTOPHER (1564 1593) Le plus turbulent des university wits , poète éblouissant et homme d’action, homme de pensée et duelliste, nourri des Anciens et tout brûlant d’idées modernes, le plus ambitieux sans doute aussi, contestataire et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
