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fromThe Atlantic
11 hours ago

The Stubborn Myth of the Literary Genius

If you close your eyes and picture an artistic genius, chances are that the portrait will be framed by a Romantic ideal that took shape 200 years ago: an artist dedicated solely to his (almost always his) muse and transgressive appetites, breaking his era's rules both moral and artistic, remaking society with his art. But this vision of genius is a poor fit for many great artists, and it tends to obscure what makes them and their work special.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Live fast, die young, inspire Shakespeare - Harvard Gazette

Christopher Marlowe significantly shaped Elizabethan theater with tragic grandeur, a meteoric rise, and a squalid, murky death entangled with espionage and religiously driven violence.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Why Christopher Marlowe Is Still Making Trouble

Christopher Marlowe's plays presented graphic violence, transgressive humor, and grotesque spectacle that catered to the brutal tastes of late-sixteenth-century London audiences.
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fromTime Out London
2 months ago

Review: 'Born with Teeth' starring Ncuti Gatwa at Wyndham's Theatre

A trashy, playful two-hander presents Marlowe as brash and Shakespeare as mild, mixing sexual tension, comedy, and growing seriousness about reputation and power.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on Christopher Marlowe: it's time to read him and honour him | Editorial

Christopher Marlowe's theatrical prominence has faded, but a new West End production revives his charisma and explores provocative links with William Shakespeare.
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