Classics
The works of Christopher Marlowe
1902·400 pages
Complete plays and poems by Marlowe, including Faustus, Tamburlaine, and Edward II—ambition, tragedy, and fierce blank verse.
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Complete plays and poems by Marlowe, including Faustus, Tamburlaine, and Edward II—ambition, tragedy, and fierce blank verse.
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Erotic seduction in Hero and Leander; sensual Ovid elegies
Violence & gore
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Massacres, battles, poisonings; brutal murder of Edward II
Profanity
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Period oaths and blasphemous speech, chiefly in Faustus
Substance use
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Tavern drinking and court revelry in several plays
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Edward II centers on the king's relationship with Gaveston
Religious content
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Christian damnation central to Faustus; religious war themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Faustus's demonic pact, Mephistopheles, and necromancy
Political content
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Ambition and power politics; anti-Jewish portrayal in Jew of Malta
Self-harm / suicide
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Dido's suicide; despair and self-destruction in Faustus
Abuse & suffering
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Torture, conquest cruelty, and Edward II's sustained abuse
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