Essay Archive - Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe: what did he contribute to English literature and
how is his writing reflective of the style of the times?
Christopher Marlowe contributed greatly to English literature. He
developed a new metre which has become one of the most popular in English
literary history, and he revitalised a dying form of English drama. His
short life was apparently violent and the man himself was supposedly of a
volatile temperament, yet he managed to write some of the most delicate
and beautiful works on record. His writing is representative of the spirit
of the Elizabethan literature in his attitude towards religion, his cho....
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