Online 2008 Research Articles
| Article Title | Author | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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examining the marigold as Marlowe’s emblem, Eileen Vasey adds some more observations on the plant, its properties, and historical references.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) |