Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 by Christopher Marlowe
"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 |
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| 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 | Timur, 1336-1405 -- Drama |
| Subject | English drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Historical drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1094 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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