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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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Christopher Marlowe’s books

Average rating: 3.78 · 100,450 ratings · 4,188 reviews · 614 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 65,559 ratings — published 1588 — 2009 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 — 6,744 ratings — published 1593 — 362 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 3.59 avg rating — 5,779 ratings — published 1589 — 366 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 — 2,741 ratings — published 1593 — 85 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 3.63 avg rating — 2,574 ratings — published 1587 — 143 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) 3.96 avg rating — 2,331 ratings — published 1589 — 9 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 3.67 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — published 1598 — 136 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 Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage 3.47 avg rating — 685 ratings — published 1590 — 125 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 — 482 ratings — published 1587 — 62 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 — 353 ratings — published 1598 — 11 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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Series by Christopher Marlowe

Tamburlaine the Great (2 books)
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3.29 avg rating — 694 ratings

The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe (3 books)
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A.H. Bullen (Editor)

4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings

Quotes by Christopher Marlowe (?)

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

tags: kiss

1691 likes

“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

tags: hell

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Polls

May 2020 Short Story/Novella Poll

Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, 64 pages, 1589

88 votes, 28.3%

King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare, 100+-, 1597

82 votes, 26.4%

The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy, 128 pages, 188

59 votes, 19.0%

A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, 48 pages, 1917

36 votes, 11.6%

Reginald by Saki, 112 pages, 1904

17 votes, 5.5%

alphabet by Inger Christensen, 79 pages, 1981

16 votes, 5.1%

In the Middle of the Fields by Mary Josephine Lavin, 17-19 pages, 1967

13 votes, 4.2%

311 total votes

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