Christopher Marlowe, Theatrical Commerce, and the Book Trade

Examines Christopher Marlowe and his work in the overlapping contexts of the professional theatre and the book trade.

Presents the first exploration of Christopher Marlowe's complex place in the canon both bibliographically and theatrically. The collection considers Marlowe's deliberate engagement with page and stage, the textual transmission of his work, and the reception of 'Marlowe' as style, perspective, and author.Presenting the first exploration of Christopher Marlowe's complex place in the canon, this collection reads Marlowe's work against an extensive backdrop of repertory, publication, transmission, and reception. Wide-ranging and thoughtful chapters consider Marlowe's deliberate engagements with the stage and print culture, the agents and methods involved in the transmission of his work, and his cultural reception in the light of repertory and print evidence. With contributions from major international scholars, the volume considers all of Marlowe's oeuvre, offering illuminating approaches to his extended animation in theatre and print, from the putative theatrical debut of Tamburlaine in 1587 to the most current editions of his work.