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Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography compiled by Stefan Blaschke |
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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Literary Texts: 16th Century:
Representations: Literary Texts: »Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 - 30 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have been the foremost dramatist in London in the years just before his mysterious early death. Some scholars also believe that he greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was baptised in the same year as Marlowe and later succeeded him as the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright. Marlowe was the first to achieve critical reputation for his use of blank verse, which became the standard for the era. His plays are distinguished by their overreaching protagonists. Themes found within Marlowe's literary works have been noted as humanistic with realistic emotions, which some scholars find difficult to reconcile with Marlowe's "anti-intellectualism" and his catering to the prurient tastes of his Elizabethan audiences for generous displays of extreme physical violence, cruelty, and bloodshed.« -- More information: Wikipedia Doctor Faustus (Tragedy, written in 1592 or 1593) »The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is an Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe, based on German stories about the title character Faust. It was probably written in 1592 or 1593, shortly before Marlowe's death. Two different versions of the play were published in the Jacobean era several years later.« -- More information: Wikipedia Chronological Index: Modern History: 16th Century | Geographical Index: European History: English History | Topical Index: Types: General: Rape I. Author Index [Info] Arab, Ronda. »Sexual Violence as Class Conflict: Seizing Patriarchal Privilege in Early Modern English Drama.« Intersectionalities of Class in Early Modern English Drama. Edited by Ronda Arab et al. Cham 2023: 249-264. II. Speaker Index - Tamburlaine (Play, written 1587 or 1588) »Tamburlaine the Great is a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor Timur (Tamerlane/Timur the Lame, d. 1405). Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier Tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexity. Along with Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, it may be considered the first popular success of London's public stage.« -- More information: Wikipedia Chronological Index: Modern History: 16th Century | Geographical Index: European History: English History | Topical Index: Types: General: Rape I. Author Index [Info] Mendoza, Kirsten N. Representations of Race, Rape, and Consent in Early Modern English Drama. Ph.D.Thesis, Vanderbilt University, 2018. II. Speaker Index - |