Marlowe

Move over William Shakespeare! Here comes Marlowe! Son of a Canterbury shoemaker, the brilliant Kit Marlowe becomes a student at Cambridge University. There, in addition to his studies in Divinity, he translates erotic poetry and sets out on his future career as a playwright.Then, in London, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster, the paranoid Sir Francis Walsingham, recruits Marlowe as one of his informers. He is sent abroad to spy on potential Catholic troublemakers, especially those scheming to depose the queen. Returning home, Marlowe meets the up-and-coming William Shakespeare and becomes the darling of the dynamic world of the Elizabethan theatre. This is the result of his enormously successful plays, Tamburlaine the Great and Doctor Faustus. But trouble is waiting in the wings. His unconventional views and sexual preferences cause his enemies to strike and rid the world of this literary genius.Based on historical and literary research, Marlowe: Soul'd to the Devil has two main themes. One is Marlowe's development as a man and a writer, and the other is the way in which the oppressive anti-Catholic atmosphere of late 16th century England influenced his life and work.


Genre: Historical