{"product_id":"constructing-christopher-marlowe-hardback-9780521572552","title":"Constructing Christopher Marlowe (Hardback) 9780521572552","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConstructing Christopher Marlowe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis collection focuses on key areas of contemporary debate in Marlowe studies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. A. Downie (Edited by), J. T. Parnell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521572552, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 May 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 5 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a very carefully constructed collection..a beautifully written and often lively resource.\"  Modern Philology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom Greene's 'mad and scoffing poet' to Greenblatt's flaunter of his 'society's cherished orthodoxies', Marlowe's putative personality has licensed and informed disparate and often conflicting readings of his writings. This book illustrates and challenges the ways in which the writer has been constructed by the prejudices of readers, critics and directors. Taking nothing on trust, the contributors to this volume review what is known about Marlowe's  life, the publication of his plays, conditions in Elizabethan theatre, and his reputation among his contemporaries and late twentieth-century critics. Their essays challenge some preconceptions about Marlowe by tackling major aspects of his dramaturgy, his use of magic, the homoeroticism of the plays, his female characters, twentieth-century performances of his plays, and the radical nature of his narrative poem Hero and Leander. Together they contribute to the critical effort to construct a fuller understanding of the poet and playwright.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Editors' note\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction J. T. Parnell\u003cbr\u003e 1. Marlowe: facts and fictions J. A. Downie\u003cbr\u003e 2. Marlowe and the Rose Julian M. C. Bowsher\u003cbr\u003e 3. Marlowe and the editors Richard Proudfoot\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marlowe and the metaphysics of magicians Gareth Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 5. Marlowe's 'theatre of cruelty' Janet Clare\u003cbr\u003e 6. Marlowe onstage: the deaths of the author Lois Potter\u003cbr\u003e 7. A bit of ruff: criticism, fantasy, Marlowe Simon Shepherd\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Writ in blood': Marlowe and the new historicists Richard Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hero and Leander: the arbitrariness of desire Claude J. Summers\u003cbr\u003e 10. Gender and voice in Hero and Leander Georgia E. Brown\u003cbr\u003e 11. Marlowe's politic women Joanna Gibbs\u003cbr\u003e 12. Edward II, Derek Jarman, and the state of English Lawrence Normand\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography of works cited\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066003214616,"sku":"9780521572552","price":70.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521572552i.jpg?v=1691408719","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/constructing-christopher-marlowe-hardback-9780521572552","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}