About the author

Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) was a major playwright and poet of the English Renaissance. Publicly available information on the details of his life is limited, yet his surviving works already reveal a distinctive creative personality. His representative works include Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta, and the long poem Hero and Leander along with other poems; the present Chinese database holds twelve of his works. His plays largely centre on conflicts among power, ambition, knowledge, and faith, with grand scenes, eloquent and tense language, skilled use of blank verse, and characters of strong will, often presenting the tension between desire and morality. His poetry inherits the classical tradition, with delicate feeling and vivid imagery. Marlowe exerted a profound influence on later English drama and poetry, and his works are still read and performed today.

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