Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival, Christopher Marlowe
Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943-2025
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Poor boy. Dark star. Spy. Transgressor. Genius. 'Dark Renaissance' is the thrilling and subversive life story of Christopher Marlowe - Shakespeare's contemporary, inspiration, and rival, who helped bring England out of the cultural darkness and into the light. Stephen Greenblatt grippingly reconstructs the involvement with the queen's spy service that shaped Marlowe's brief, troubling life and helped fashion his masterpieces about power and its costs. And he explores how the people Marlowe knew gave birth to the economic, scientific and cultural power of the modern world - involving Faustian bargains with which we reckon still.
Main title:
Author:
Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943-, author
Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2025.
Collation:
352 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781847927132 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
822.3920 MAR822.3 GREEB MAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
8789430
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau Library | Adult non-fiction | B MARLives | Onloan - Due: 03 Jan 2026 |
| Hampton Library | Adult non-fiction | B MARLives | Available |
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult non-fiction | B MARLives | In-transit from Richmond Lending Library to Haddenham Community Library (Set: 30 Mar 2026) |