Tamburlaine the Great by J. S. Cunningham

Tamburlaine the Great

Christopher Marlowe

J. S. Cunningham, Eithne Henson, Christopher Marlowe

Manchester University Press · Print & ebook · June 24, 1999

Authoritative version of this much loved play.

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Who it’s for
For when you want Marlowe framed through performance, not just discussed.
Genres
British & Irish Plays
Published
Manchester University Press, June 24, 1999

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About this book

Authoritative version of this much loved play. Back in print after a dozen years with corrections and amendations. Part of MUP's strategy to have the complete works of Marlowe in print by the year 2000. Very popular edition by one of the most respected dramatic scholars.

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For when you want Marlowe framed through performance, not just discussed.

Come here for

  • staging-minded criticism
  • French theater context

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  • literary criticism with a theatrical lens
  • a sustained, close-read kind of visit

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British & Irish Plays91%

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Publisher categories

  • British & Irish Plays
  • 16th-Century Literary Criticism
Authors
J. S. Cunningham, Eithne Henson, Christopher Marlowe
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Published
June 24, 1999
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
British & Irish Plays