Research Journal 5

Online 2008 Research Articles

Contents
	Article Title	Author
1.	Marigolds - A Few Stray Petals	Eileen Vasey
	Following previous Journal articles examining the marigold as Marlowe's emblem, Eileen Vasey adds some more observations on the plant, its properties, and historical references.
2.	Christopher Marlowe and the Golden Age of England	Michael J. Kelly
	Michael J. Kelly examines how English Renaissance drama illustrated contemporary political and social events through the medium of the public play-house, Marlowe's key role in this Elizabethan Golden Age, and his relationship with Shakespeare.
3.	The Influences of Elizabethan Society on the Writings of Christopher Marlowe	Jeffrey Scott
	After summarising the religious and social climate both before and during the reign of Elizabeth I, Jeffrey Scott examines how these may have influenced elements of anti-catholicism and social mobility that he finds in Marlowe's plays.
4.	Land, Law and Desire in Marlowe's Edward II	Arvind Thomas
	Arvind Thomas explores early modern legal thinking on the precise relations between the King’s private and public bodies to historicise the question of sodomy that Marlowe's Edward II intimates.
5.	Gorboduc	Barbara Wooding
	From having seen a stage reading of the little-known Tragedy of Gorboduc (1561, by Norton & Sackville), Barbara Wooding shows that it influenced many sixteenth century playwrights, including Kyd, Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson. (A shorter version of this article appeared in Newsletter 31)

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