This detailed and approachable account of Marlowe's life and career discusses his plays and poetry, stage history and influence.

Preface; Key dates; 1. Life and historical contexts; 2. Tamburlaine, Parts One and Two; 3. Doctor Faustus; 4. The Jew of Malta and The Massacre at Paris; 5. Edward II; 6. Dido, Queen of Carthage and Marlowe's poetry; 7. Marlowe's afterlives; Bibliography.

Tom Rutter is Principal Lecturer in English at Sheffield Hallam University.