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The Essay The Death and Life of Christopher Marlowe Episodes

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  1. The Reckoning

    10/10 Jerry Brotton returns to Deptford to investigate the claims that Kit Marlowe was murdered.

  2. Becoming the Story

    9/10 Jerry Brotton explores Kit Marlowe's last play The Massacre at Paris.

  3. Mad About the Boy

    8/10 Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's taboo-breaking play Edward II.

  4. His Dark Arts

    7/10 Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.

  5. Enter Ghost

    6/10 Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.

  6. The Merchant of Malta

    5/10 Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

  7. The Mighty Line

    4/10 Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and Kit Marlowe’s ‘mighty line’.

  8. Metamorphoses

    3/10 Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.

  9. Canterbury Tales

    2/10 Jerry Brotton visits Canterbury, the town of Kit Marlowe’s birth.

  10. Death in Deptford

    1/10 Jerry Brotton explores the short and turbulent life of Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe.