The Hoffman Prize
| Year | Winner(s) | Establishment | Essay Title | Adjudicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988- 1994 |
Unknown | Stanley Wells Ernst Honigman |
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| 1995 | Prof. Jonathan Bate | University of Liverpool | Marlowe's Ghost | T.W.Craik |
| 1996 | Unknown | T.W.Craik | ||
| 1997 | Jill Farringdon | University of Swansea | Attributing Marlowe and Shakespeare | Darryll Grantley |
| 1998 | Prof. David Riggs | Stanford University | The Killing of Christopher Marlowe | Darryll Grantley |
| 1999 | Prof. Kent Cartwright | University of Maryland | Bearing Witness to Tamburlaine | Darryll Grantley |
| 2000 | Prize not awarded | Jonathan Bate | ||
| 2001 | Prof. Michael Hattaway MA PhD | University of Sheffield | Myths of Empire, State and Nation in Marlovian and Shakespearian Texts | Jonathan Bate |
|   | Michael Rubbo | The Helpful Eye, NSW | Much Ado About Something (video documentary) |
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| 2002 | Dr. Peter Roberts | University of Kent | 'View but his picture in this tragic glass': Marlowe's Image and Identity | Jonathan Bate |
| Lukas Erne | Geneva University | Biography, Mythography, and Criticism: the Life and Works of Marlowe | ||
| 2003 | Prof. A.L. Goldberger MD Albert C.C. Yang MD C.K. Peng PhD |
Harvard Medical School | The Marlowe-Shakespeare Authorship Debate: Approaching an Old Problem with New Methods | Jonathan Bate |
| 2004 | Prize not awarded | Unknown | ||
| 2005 | Prof. Tom Bishop | University of Auckland University of Case Western Reserve, Ohio |
The Shadow of Your Sorrow: Marlowe's Presence in Shakespeare's Richard II | Unknown |
| 2006 | Dr. Martin Wiggins | The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham |
When did Marlowe Write 'Dido, Queen of Carthage'? | Park Honan |
| 2007 | Peter Farey MA | Hoffman and the Authorship | Park Honan | |
| Timothy D. Crowley | University of Maryland | Arms and the Boy: Aeneas & the Parody of Imitation in Dido, Queen of Carthage |
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