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Patrick Cheney, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe.(Book review)

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From: Comparative Drama
Date: 20050622
Author:Davidson, Clifford

Patrick Cheney, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. xix + 312. 45.00 [pounds sterling] casebound; 15.95 [pounds sterling] paperbound.

The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe contains seventeen generally short essays, including the editor's introduction. The focus is often on the Marlowe "industry" that has emerged in recent years rather than on the works of the playwright himself. A handbook such as this is presumably intended as a guide for students, teachers, scholars who wish a broad overview of a ...

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