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B.S (English) 5th Semester
Autobiography Of Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe
ChristopherMarlowe (baptised 26February1564; died30 May 1593) was an Englishdramatist,poetand
translatorof the Elizabethanera.Asthe foremostElizabethantragedian,nexttoWilliamShakespeare,
he is knownforhisblankverse,hisoverreachingprotagonists,andhismysteriousdeath.
Early Life
Marlowe wasborn inCanterburyto shoemakerJohnMarlowe andhiswife Catherine.Hisdate of birthis
not known,buthe was baptisedon26 February1564, andis likelytohave beenbornafew daysbefore.
Education
Marlowe attended The King'sSchool inCanterbury(whereahouse isnow namedafterhim) andCorpus
Christi College,Cambridge,where he studiedonascholarshipandreceivedhisBachelorof Artsdegree
in1584. In 1587 the universityhesitatedtoawardhimhisMaster of Artsdegree because of arumour
that he had convertedtoRomanCatholicismandintendedtogoto the EnglishcollegeatRheimsto
prepare forthe priesthood.However,hisdegreewasawardedonschedule whenthe PrivyCouncil
intervenedonhisbehalf,commendinghimforhis"faithfuldealing"and"goodservice"tothe Queen.
Literary Career
Of the dramasattributedtoMarlowe Dido,Queenof Carthage isbelievedtohave beenhisfirst,and
performedbythe Childrenof the Chapel,acompanyof boyactors, between1587 and1593. The play
was firstpublishedin1594; the title page attributesthe playtoMarlowe andThomas Nashe.
The two parts of Tamburlaine were publishedin1590; all Marlowe'sotherworks were published
posthumously.The sequence of the writingof hisotherfourplaysisunknown;all deal withcontroversial
themes.
The Jewof Malta, abouta Maltese Jew'sbarbarousrevenge againstthe cityauthorities,hasaprologue
deliveredbyacharacter representingMachiavelli.Itwasprobablywrittenin1589 or 1590, and wasfirst
performedin1592.
Edward the Secondisan Englishhistoryplayaboutthe depositionof KingEdwardIIby hisbaronsand
the Queen,whoresentthe undue influence the king'sfavourites have incourtand state affairs.The play
was enteredintothe Stationers'Registeron6 July1593, five weeksafterMarlowe'sdeath.The full title
of the earliestextantedition,of 1594, is "The Troublesome ReignandLamentable Deathof Edwardthe
Second,Kingof England,withthe Tragical Fall of ProudMortimer."The playwasfirstacted in1592 or
1593.
The Massacre at Parisisa shortand luridlywrittenwork,the onlysurvivingtextof whichwasprobablya
reconstructionfrommemoryof the original performance text,portrayingthe eventsof the Saint
Bartholomew'sDayMassacre in 1572, whichEnglishProtestantsinvokedasthe blackestexample of
Catholictreachery.
The Tragical Historyof the Life andDeathof Doctor Faustus,basedonthe German Faustbuch , wasthe
firstdramatized versionof the Faustlegendof ascholar'sdealingwiththe devil.While versionsof "The
Devil'sPact"can be tracedback to the 4th century,Marlowe deviatessignificantlybyhavinghishero
unable to"burn hisbooks" or repenttoa merciful Godinorder to have hiscontract annulledatthe end
of the play.Marlowe'sprotagonistisinsteadtornapartby demonsanddraggedoff screamingtohell.
Arrest and Death
In earlyMay 1593 several billswerepostedaboutLondonthreateningProtestantrefugeesfromFrance
and the Netherlandswhohadsettledinthe city.One of these,the "Dutchchurch libel,"writteninblank
verse,containedallusionstoseveral of Marlowe'splaysandwassigned,"Tamburlaine".On11 May the
PrivyCouncil orderedthe arrestof those responsibleforthe libels.The nextday,Marlowe'scolleague
ThomasKyd wasarrested. A warrant for Marlowe'sarrestwas issuedon18 May.OnWednesday30 May,
Marlowe waskilled.
Christopher Marlowe's Works:
Plays
Dido,Queenof Carthage (c.1586) (possiblyco-writtenwithThomasNashe)
Tamburlaine,part1 (c.1587)
Tamburlaine,part2 (c.1587–1588)
The Jewof Malta (c.1589)
Doctor Faustus(c.1589, or, c.1593)
Edward II(c.1592)
The Massacre at Paris(c.1593)
The play Lust'sDominionwasattributedtoMarlowe uponitsinitial publicationin1657, thoughscholars
and criticshave almostunanimouslyrejectedthe attribution.
Poetry
Translationof BookOne of Lucan's Pharsalia(date unknown)
Translationof Ovid'sElegies(c.1580s?)
"The Passionate ShepherdtoHisLove"(pre-1593; because itisconstantlyreferredtoinhisownplays
we can presume anearlydate of mid-1580s)
Hero andLeander(c. 1593, unfinished;completedbyGeorge Chapman,1598)

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Hindi varnamala | hindi alphabet PPT.pdf
 

Christopher Marlow

  • 1. Umm-e-Rooman Yaqoob Roll # 3 B.S (English) 5th Semester Autobiography Of Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe ChristopherMarlowe (baptised 26February1564; died30 May 1593) was an Englishdramatist,poetand translatorof the Elizabethanera.Asthe foremostElizabethantragedian,nexttoWilliamShakespeare, he is knownforhisblankverse,hisoverreachingprotagonists,andhismysteriousdeath. Early Life Marlowe wasborn inCanterburyto shoemakerJohnMarlowe andhiswife Catherine.Hisdate of birthis not known,buthe was baptisedon26 February1564, andis likelytohave beenbornafew daysbefore. Education Marlowe attended The King'sSchool inCanterbury(whereahouse isnow namedafterhim) andCorpus Christi College,Cambridge,where he studiedonascholarshipandreceivedhisBachelorof Artsdegree in1584. In 1587 the universityhesitatedtoawardhimhisMaster of Artsdegree because of arumour that he had convertedtoRomanCatholicismandintendedtogoto the EnglishcollegeatRheimsto prepare forthe priesthood.However,hisdegreewasawardedonschedule whenthe PrivyCouncil intervenedonhisbehalf,commendinghimforhis"faithfuldealing"and"goodservice"tothe Queen. Literary Career Of the dramasattributedtoMarlowe Dido,Queenof Carthage isbelievedtohave beenhisfirst,and performedbythe Childrenof the Chapel,acompanyof boyactors, between1587 and1593. The play was firstpublishedin1594; the title page attributesthe playtoMarlowe andThomas Nashe. The two parts of Tamburlaine were publishedin1590; all Marlowe'sotherworks were published posthumously.The sequence of the writingof hisotherfourplaysisunknown;all deal withcontroversial themes. The Jewof Malta, abouta Maltese Jew'sbarbarousrevenge againstthe cityauthorities,hasaprologue deliveredbyacharacter representingMachiavelli.Itwasprobablywrittenin1589 or 1590, and wasfirst performedin1592. Edward the Secondisan Englishhistoryplayaboutthe depositionof KingEdwardIIby hisbaronsand the Queen,whoresentthe undue influence the king'sfavourites have incourtand state affairs.The play was enteredintothe Stationers'Registeron6 July1593, five weeksafterMarlowe'sdeath.The full title of the earliestextantedition,of 1594, is "The Troublesome ReignandLamentable Deathof Edwardthe
  • 2. Second,Kingof England,withthe Tragical Fall of ProudMortimer."The playwasfirstacted in1592 or 1593. The Massacre at Parisisa shortand luridlywrittenwork,the onlysurvivingtextof whichwasprobablya reconstructionfrommemoryof the original performance text,portrayingthe eventsof the Saint Bartholomew'sDayMassacre in 1572, whichEnglishProtestantsinvokedasthe blackestexample of Catholictreachery. The Tragical Historyof the Life andDeathof Doctor Faustus,basedonthe German Faustbuch , wasthe firstdramatized versionof the Faustlegendof ascholar'sdealingwiththe devil.While versionsof "The Devil'sPact"can be tracedback to the 4th century,Marlowe deviatessignificantlybyhavinghishero unable to"burn hisbooks" or repenttoa merciful Godinorder to have hiscontract annulledatthe end of the play.Marlowe'sprotagonistisinsteadtornapartby demonsanddraggedoff screamingtohell. Arrest and Death In earlyMay 1593 several billswerepostedaboutLondonthreateningProtestantrefugeesfromFrance and the Netherlandswhohadsettledinthe city.One of these,the "Dutchchurch libel,"writteninblank verse,containedallusionstoseveral of Marlowe'splaysandwassigned,"Tamburlaine".On11 May the PrivyCouncil orderedthe arrestof those responsibleforthe libels.The nextday,Marlowe'scolleague ThomasKyd wasarrested. A warrant for Marlowe'sarrestwas issuedon18 May.OnWednesday30 May, Marlowe waskilled. Christopher Marlowe's Works: Plays Dido,Queenof Carthage (c.1586) (possiblyco-writtenwithThomasNashe) Tamburlaine,part1 (c.1587) Tamburlaine,part2 (c.1587–1588) The Jewof Malta (c.1589) Doctor Faustus(c.1589, or, c.1593) Edward II(c.1592) The Massacre at Paris(c.1593) The play Lust'sDominionwasattributedtoMarlowe uponitsinitial publicationin1657, thoughscholars and criticshave almostunanimouslyrejectedthe attribution. Poetry Translationof BookOne of Lucan's Pharsalia(date unknown) Translationof Ovid'sElegies(c.1580s?) "The Passionate ShepherdtoHisLove"(pre-1593; because itisconstantlyreferredtoinhisownplays we can presume anearlydate of mid-1580s) Hero andLeander(c. 1593, unfinished;completedbyGeorge Chapman,1598)