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The World of Christopher Marlowe.
From: Contemporary Review
Date: 20041201
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The World of Christopher Marlowe. David Riggs. Faber and Faber. [pounds sterling]25.00. xiii + 411 pages. ISBN 0-571-22159-9. Marlowe remains one of the most fascinating of English dramatists but the difficulty in writing about him is the tainted evidence of surviving records: 'He is an irretrievably textual being' writes Prof. Riggs. The only way to get some relatively balanced view is to refer Marlowe 'to the world around him' because the surviving evidence needs careful handling. Marlowe's life is placed therefore in the context of city life, school, university, theatrical ...
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