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Christopher Marlowe

Type Figure Region England Time 1564–1593 Also known as 克里斯托弗·马洛、Kit Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) was one of Elizabethan England's foremost playwrights and poets, famed for tragedies like Doctor Faustus and Tamburla…

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  1. 1564–1587Canterbury · EnglandBorn into a shoemaker's family, he won a King's School scholarship, later studied at Cambridge University, earning an MA in 1587, and may have taken part in royal intelligence activities during this time.
  2. 1587–1593London · EnglandActive in London's theatres, he created masterpieces such as Tamburlaine, Edward II, and Doctor Faustus, pioneering a new Elizabethan dramatic style with soaring verse and tragic heroes.

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