{"product_id":"tamburlaine-christopher-marlowe-9780713668148","title":"Tamburlaine: Parts One and Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the smash hits of the late 1580s and 90s, Tamburlaine\u003cbr\u003eestablished blank verse as the poetic line of English Renaissance\u003cbr\u003edrama, Edward Alleyn as the first English star actor and Marlowe as one\u003cbr\u003eof the foremost playwrights of his time. The rise and fall of a\u003cbr\u003eScythian peasant-warrior who conquers the Middle East and is struck\u003cbr\u003edown by illness after burning the books of the Koran is presented in\u003cbr\u003etwo parts crammed with theatrical splendour and equally spectacular\u003cbr\u003ecruelty. Marlowe's original audiences were delighted with the\u003cbr\u003eblasphemous and ruthlessly ambitious hero; the introduction to this\u003cbr\u003eedition discusses the problems that such a character poses for modern\u003cbr\u003eaudiences and highlights the undercurrents of the play that lead\u003cbr\u003etowards a more ironic interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Marlowe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0713668148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713668148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2008 pg. 33","brand":"Christopher Marlowe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925726691583,"sku":"9780713668148","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6ff7edc5-6b74-4667-b22c-f078467827e5.jpg?v=1681078991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tamburlaine-christopher-marlowe-9780713668148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}