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Christopher Marlowe   /krˈɪstəfər mˈɑrlˌoʊ/   Listen
Christopher Marlowe

noun
1.
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593).  Synonym: Marlowe.





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... of these early playwrights, each of whom contributed some element of value, was Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), who is sometimes called the father of the Elizabethan drama. He appeared in London sometime before 1587, when his first drama Tamburlaine took the city by storm. The prologue of this drama is at once a criticism and ...
— Outlines of English and American Literature • William J. Long


Words linked to "Christopher Marlowe" :   playwright, poet, dramatist


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