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The EssayThe Death and Life of Christopher MarloweEpisodes Available now
His Dark Arts
7/10Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.
Enter Ghost
6/10Jerry Brotton reveals the enduring influence of Marlowe on Shakespeare.
The Merchant of Malta
5/10Jerry Brotton explores Marlowe's dark inspiration for Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
The Mighty Line
4/10Jerry Brotton explores Tamburlaine and Kit Marlowe’s ‘mighty line’.
Metamorphoses
3/10Jerry Brotton visits Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, where Kit Marlowe studied.
Canterbury Tales
2/10Jerry Brotton visits Canterbury, the town of Kit Marlowe’s birth.
Death in Deptford
1/10Jerry Brotton explores the short and turbulent life of Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe.
