ENGL 025. Christopher Marlowe: Works, Life, and Afterlives

Marlowe’s writing career was brief (cut short by his murder at the age of twenty nine) but made a lasting impression on English poetry and drama. This course offers a comprehensive overview of Marlowe’s literary output and samples some contemporaneous writings influenced by his work. This semester-long study will be enhanced by attention to Marlowe’s mysterious biography, which has generated questions about his religious belief (or putative atheism), political allegiances (and activity as a spy), and sexuality.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Spring 2025. Song.
Spring 2026. Staff.
Catalog chapter: English Literature
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/english-literature

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