Complete Plays

<b>The complete plays of Christopher Marlowe in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong sacred and profane</b> <p/>Marlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces whether religious occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine Faustus's encounters with the demonic the irreverence of Barabas in <i>The Jew of Malta</i> and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence Marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness the sacred and its desecration. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.