Stages of Power Marlowe and Shakespeare 1592 |
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| Author:
| Mallin, Eric S.
Sullivan, Paul V. |
| Series title: | Reacting to the Past(tm) Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-3144-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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October 1592. Christopher Marlowe, the most accomplished playwright in London, has written The Massacre at Paris for his company, the Lord Admiral's Men. Bubonic plague has hit outlying parishes, forcing theatres to close and postponing the season. A new company, the Lord Strange's Men, boasts a young writer, William Shakespeare. A competition is called to decide which company will reopen the theatres.
October 1592. Christopher Marlowe, the most accomplished playwright in London, has written The Massacre at Paris for his company, the Lord Admiral's Men. Bubonic plague has hit outlying parishes, forcing theatres to close and postponing the season. A new company, the Lord Strange's Men, boasts a young writer, William Shakespeare. A competition is called to decide which company will reopen the theatres.