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Christopher Marlowe

Born

in Canterbury, England, The United Kingdom

January 27, 1564

Died

May 30, 1593

Genre

Theatre, Poetry

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Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own mysterious and untimely death.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 114,133 ratings · 5,779 reviews · 697 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 73,978 ratings — published 1588 — 1242 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edward II 3.66 avg rating — 7,633 ratings — published 1593 — 219 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jew of Malta 3.57 avg rating — 6,264 ratings — published 1589 — 247 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Faustus and Other Plays by Christopher Marlowe, David Bevington (Editor), Eric Rasmussen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 2,950 ratings — published 1589 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Plays by Christopher Marlowe, Frank Romany (Editor), Robert Lindsey (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 2,812 ratings — published 1593 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tamburlaine 3.62 avg rating — 3,074 ratings — published 1587 — 131 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hero and Leander 3.65 avg rating — 1,650 ratings — published 1598 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tamburlaine the Great 3.33 avg rating — 677 ratings — published 1587 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Poems and Translations by Christopher Marlowe, Stephen Orgel (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1598 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Massacre At Paris: With The Death Of The Duke Of Guise 3.07 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 1593 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tamburlaine the Great (2 books)
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The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe (3 books)
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Quotes by Christopher Marlowe (?)

“Make me immortal with a kiss.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus and Other Plays

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“Pluck up your hearts, since fate still rests our friend.”
― Christopher Marlowe

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“Hell is just a frame of mind.”
― Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus

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Polls

March 2025 Old School Classics Poll

The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham, 1908, 240 pp

47 votes, 27.6%

The Red and the Black by Stendhal, 1830, 577 pp

43 votes, 25.3%

Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas, 1845, 845 pp

29 votes, 17.1%

The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe, 1589, 80 pp

25 votes, 14.7%

My Lady's Money by Wilkie Collins, 1878, 140 pp

16 votes, 9.4%

Paris Spleen by Charles Baudelaire, 1869, 118 pp

10 votes, 5.9%

170 total votes

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