The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe; first published in 2004; provides a full introduction to one of the great pioneers of both the Elizabethan stage and modern English poetry. It recalls that Marlowe was an inventor of the English history play (Edward II) and of Ovidian narrative verse (Hero and Leander); as well as being author of such masterpieces of tragedy and lyric as Doctor Faustus and The Passionate Shepherd to his Love. Sixteen leading scholars provide accessible and authoritative chapters on Marlowes life; texts; style; politics; religion; and classicism. The volume also considers his literary and patronage relationships and his representations of sexuality and gender and of geography and identity; his presence in modern film and theatre; and finally his influence on subsequent writers. The Companion includes a chronology of Marlowes life; a note on reference works; and a reading list for each chapter.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Oh man; I want to take all these buildings home with me!By music mamaJoseph J. Korom; Jr.s Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age: Fifty-one Extravagant Designs 1875-1910; has a title that explains the whole book. Indeed; it is full of skyscrapers; with photos or illustrations on each page. These buildings are baby skyscrapers; only a couple of dozen floors high - not the monsters of today. Along with an explanation of the facades; there is back-story of the various characters involved in the design and financing of each edifice. The author notes when the building has survived or when it was demolished or "renovated". Sadly; many skyscrapers were built on ever increasingly valuable land and barely lasted a lifetime. Although only 230 pages long; this book is dense and packed with information.The illustrations are all in black and white. But; as this time period is famous for polychrome buildings it would have been nice to see a little color. I also would have liked to have seen more floor plans (although I realize that is not what the book is strictly about).Instead of organizing the book by city or in a strict chronological order; Mr. Korom attempts to arrange the chapters by style: Classical; Beaux Arts; Renaissance; or Romanesque. Not an easy feat; as gilded-age architects considered historical details a toy box to be raided. In each chapter the buildings are then arranged chronologically so you can see the "progress" of the styles. It took me a couple of chapters to discover this organization; the author does not explicitly state what he is trying to cover in each chapter.I have seen books on the complete history of tall buildings and other books on the skyscrapers of a particular town; say Chicago or NYC. Skyscraper Facades ranges from New York; Philadelphia;San Francisco;Baltimore; Boston; Minneapolis; and Milwaukee. This book seems to be the only one that covers this particular topic. This book illustrates that even if the eras architects didnt always succeed in designing "truthful" buildings by todays standards; all their designs were entertaining and some were downright gorgeous.In full disclosure; I received this book for free in order to review it.