![]() Marlowe: Hero and Leander, Tamburlaine (Parts 1 & 2), Dr Faustus, Edward II, The Jew of Malta ![]() We will trace how their works are central to the development of English poetry and drama, and how the conflicts between these two versions of the modern author, as well as the tensions within them each as individuals, are reflective of a turbulent and transformative period. ![]() Eliot first noted, “Jonson is the legitimate heir of Marlowe.” Equally contentious, egotistical, ambitious but self-destructive, both men were at odds with Elizabethan society while trying to fashion a place for themselves as authors within an increasingly mobile social order. In many ways the two seem opposite: Marlowe, an anti-authoritarian rebel who celebrates outsiders and overreachers, and Jonson, a court poet who satirizes eccentricity. Prerequisite: None, though some knowledge of Renaissance literature or culture is highly usefulĭescription:This course approaches an exciting and pivotal period in the development of English poetry and drama through the writings of Shakespeare’s two great rivals, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson. ![]()
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