Who wrote Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece?
Could Christopher Marlowe have been the true author of Shakespeare’s narrative poems? On April 18, 1593, a narrative poem, Venus …
Category: Christopher Marlowe
Reflections and stories about Christopher Marlowe, a major character in my novel about William Shakespeare, ‘Not Wisely but Too Well’ available from Smashwords.
Did Christopher Marlowe write Richard III?
Did Christopher Marlowe actually create one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters? The Tragedy of Richard III is one of …
A Sound Machiavel: The Plays of Christopher Marlowe
In reality, we know little about Shakespeare’s contemporary, Christopher Marlowe, and much of his reputation is based on his dark …
Christopher Marlowe’s History of Violence
With his dark and violent reputation Christopher Marlowe has never been seen as a suitable friend for the gentle Shakespeare. …
A Fateful Day in Deptford: the ‘Death’ of Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe is remembered in modern popular culture as a dark and violent enigma who died in a drunken brawl. …
‘What nourishes me, destroys me.’ Is this a portrait of Christopher Marlowe?
Christopher Marlowe is as mysterious as his portrait and as notorious as his great anti-heroes. Somewhere in Corpus Christi …
Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare
When William Shakespeare arrived in London, the darling of the London stage was Christopher Marlowe. On October 25, 1976, …