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Dark Renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival / Stephen Greenblatt.
The story of how Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's greatest rival, leveraged his classical education to ignite an explosion of English literature, nourished the literary talent of Shakespeare and challenged societal norms with his transgressive genius.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393882278 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 822.3 Marlo-G | 31681010436129 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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The story of how Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeareâs greatest rival, leveraged his classical education to ignite an explosion of English literature, nourished the literary talent of Shakespeare and challenged societal norms with his transgressive genius. Illustrations. - WW Norton
New York Times Book Review - WW Norton
In repressive Elizabethan England, artists are frightened into dull conventionality; foreigners are suspect; popular entertainment largely consists of coarse spectacles, animal fights, and hangings. Into this crude world of government censorship and religious authoritarianism comes an ambitious cobblerâs son from Canterbury with a daring desire to be knownâand an uncanny ear for Latin poetry. A torment for most schoolboys, yet for a few, like Christopher Marlowe, a secret portal to beauty, visionary imagination, transgressive desire, and dangerous skepticism.What Marlowe seizes in his rare opportunity for a classical education, and what he does with it, brings about a spectacular explosion of English literature, language, and culture. His astonishing literary success will, in turn, nourish the talent of a collaborator and rival, William Shakespeare.Dark RenaissanceTamburlaineDoctor Faustus
