{"product_id":"christopher-marlowe-poet-spy-9780198186953","title":"Christopher Marlowe: Poet \u0026 Spy","description":"Christopher Marlowe's life was the most spectacular of any English dramatist. One of the great playwrights of his age, second only to Shakespeare, he was also a secret agent as well as the central figure in a murder mystery. Now, Park Honan offers the most thoroughly researched and detailed biography of Marlowe to appear in over fifty years. \u003cbr\u003e Honan, the acclaimed biographer of Shakespeare, takes us from Marlowe's childhood in Canterbury to his mysterious death in Deptford, shedding much light on this shadowy individual. The book features new information on Marlowe's six-and-a-half years at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, his shocking blasphemy and his street fights, his methods of preparing himself for writing, and his alleged atheism. The book includes new facts about Marlowe's adventures on the continent, where he was caught with a counterfeit coin, a hanging offense, but talked his way out of the noose and was returned to England in irons. Honan describes his attraction to scientists such as Thomas Harriot and other hard-headed realists bent on innovation and free thought. In addition, there are new details on spies and business agents that Marlowe knew, a more exact account of the circumstances that led to his murder, and a fresh description of his evolving relationship with Shakespeare. \u003cbr\u003e The author of \u003cem\u003eTamberlaine the Great\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher Marlowe changed the nature of the English stage. Researched in archives in England, Europe, and the United States, this superb biography paints an unforgettable portrait of one of the most remarkable figures in English literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Honan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.38w x 1.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198186953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2005 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2006 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/29\/2006 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePark Honan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor at the School of English, University of Leeds. He has written biographies of Jane Austen, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Browning. His most recent biography, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e, was hailed as the best available biography (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e) and impressively researched (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), and \u003cem\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e wrote If you have never read a book about William Shakespeare, please read this one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40490331996275,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":132.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9df347cf-0e30-4b60-adbd-e8dd1026600b.jpg?v=1664888831","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/christopher-marlowe-poet-spy-9780198186953","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}