The Classic English Literature Podcast

The Sum of Glory: Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great Parts 1 and 2

August 13, 2023 M. G. McDonough Season 1 Episode 43
The Classic English Literature Podcast
The Sum of Glory: Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great Parts 1 and 2
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Perhaps the first great play of the Elizabethan stage, Marlowe's Tamburlaine the Great  is relentless and ruthless.  How are we to understand a bloody conqueror and tyrant?  What does Marlowe mean by this spectacle of his success?  We'll look at those questions today!

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