The Companion to Christopher Marlowe recalls that Marlowe was an inventor of the English history play (Edward II) and of Ovidian narrative verse (Hero and Leander), as well as being author of such masterpieces of tragedy and lyric as Doctor Faustus and 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love'. The Companion includes a chronology of Marlowe's life, a note on reference works, and a reading list for each chapter.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Marlowe in the twenty-first century
Patrick Cheney2. Marlowe's life
David Riggs3. Marlovian texts and authorship
Laurie Maguire4. Marlowe and style
Russ McDonald5. Marlowe and the politics of religion
Paul Whitfield White6. Marlowe and the English literary scene
James P. Bednarz7. Marlowe's poems and classicism
Georgia Brown8. Tamburlaine the Great, Parts One and Two
Mark Thornton Burnett9. The Jew of Malta
Julia Reinhard Lupton10. Edward II
Thomas Cartelli11. Doctor Faustus
Thomas Healy12. Dido, Queen of Carthage and The Massacre at Paris
Sara Munson Deats13. Tragedy, patronage, and power
Richard Wilson14. Geography and identity in Marlowe
Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr.15. Marlowe's men and women: gender and sexuality
Kate Chedgzoy16. Marlowe in theatre and film
Lois Potter17. Marlowe's reception and influence
Lisa Hopkins