Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593

"Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1" by Christopher Marlowe is a play written in 1587 or 1588. This groundbreaking Elizabethan drama follows a Scythian shepherd who rises through cunning and conquest to become emperor of Persia. Tamburlaine defeats Persian rulers, captures the Turkish emperor and uses him as a footstool, then conquers Africa before claiming Damascus. The play revolutionized English drama with its vivid language and blank verse, demonstrating unprecedented theatrical power and ambition that would influence playwrights for decades. ... Read more

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Author	Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593
Editor	Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869
Title	Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamburlaine
Credits	Produced by Gary R. Young, and David Widger
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject	Historical drama
Category	Text
eBook-No.	1094
Release Date	Nov 1, 1997
Last Update	Jan 18, 2013
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	1814 downloads in the last 30 days.

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