New book shows lavish Shakespeare illustrations Nov 10, 2009
Portraits reproduced in full pages show what two of his rivals - Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson - actually looked like. Bryson carefully evaluates pictures accepted or supposed to be of Shakespeare himself. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
The Shakespeare truthers Sep 25, 2009
Although Sir Francis Bacon and King James I were once pretenders to the claim of Greatest English Language Author Ever, the field has narrowed to two: Christopher Marlowe and the Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere. Marlowe s ferocious partisans point to the close friendship between the two playwrights (see: Shakespeare in Love ), their overlapping interests and publishers, and allege that shadowy forces faked Marlowe s death, allowing him to continue his work under the name Shakespeare. (Boston Globe)
'Shakespeare in Love' set to be reborn as theater Sep 15, 2009
Its repertoire included plays by William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. The British Shakespeare Company, which tours open-air productions of Shakespeare around the country, said it was looking at locations in the northern English cities of Sheffield, Manchester and York. (Florida Times-Union)
What nourishes Thailand may destroy it Sep 12, 2009
" But we still didn't get anywhere, so I revealed the answer, which I don't feel I need to type in this column. On a different occasion, but also quite recently, I did an interview with a professor of economics from a prestigious university. We were discussing a government stimulus programme. Throughout our interview, the professor became quite heated and agitated, red in the face, and even refused to look at me at times. What did I do to agitate him? It's because I asked him questions _... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Shakespeare Authorship Controversy Aug 18, 2009
Some of the proposed candidates for the true bard are Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, Edward De Vere (the Earl of Oxford) and even Queen Elizabeth ... Even a court favorite (for awhile) like Sir Walter Raleigh had multiple spellings of his name, as did commoner playwright and Shakespeare candidate, Christopher Marlowe ... One of the most intriguing alternative author theories is the case for Christopher Marlowe. (Suite101.com)
Military or myth? Road extension to become Hero Way in Leander Aug 16, 2009
English author Christopher Marlowe used the story as the basis of his poem Hero and Leander. Lord Byron, John Keats and Alfred Lord Tennyson were other well-known poets who wrote of the lovers. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Skeptic's Take on the Life and Argued Works of Shakespeare Aug 1, 2009
For centuries, Shakespeare skeptics have doubted the authorship of the Stratfordian Bard's literary corpus, proffering no fewer than 50 alternative candidates, including Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Marlowe and the leading contender among the "anti-Stratfordians," Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford. And for nearly as long, the Shakespeare skeptics have toiled in relative obscurity, holding conferences in tiny gatherings and dreaming of the day their campaign would make... (Scientific American)
Bowing to a higher authority May 30, 2009
It was as if the murder of Christopher Marlowe had been succeeded within a fortnight by the revelation that the boy genius Thomas Chatterton was a forger ... It was as if the murder of Christopher Marlowe had been succeeded within a fortnight by the revelation that the boy genius Thomas Chatterton was a forger. (BBC News -- UK)
Why poetry will never leave us May 9, 2009
But poetry is never in the news for long. Not even in Elizabethan times was it front page news for more than a couple of days, even if Christopher Marlowe got stabbed in a pub or William Shakespeare broke all box office records with his new comedy that had a live dog in it. Those who deplore the debased language of the modern age are always looking back to a time when poetry was a talking point. (BBC News -- UK)
H-N Oxford and Cambridge Writers an... Mar 23, 2009
Christopher Marlowe, often referred to as Kit, was a contemporary playwright to William Shakespeare. Marlowe attended Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. (Suite101.com)
British Astronomer Preceded Galileo Mar 14, 2009
Richard Chomley, an anti-Catholic spy for her Majesty's Privy Council, claimed Christopher Marlowe had "read the atheist lecture to Sir Walter Raleigh and others". This brought charges of atheism against The School of Night. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Bloom is on desert roses Feb 8, 2009
Cochell also recommends Prospero, Tamora, Abraham Darby, Christopher Marlowe, Tradescant, William Shakespeare 2000 and Golden Celebration - all David Austin English roses, plus the following old garden roses - Souvenir de la Malmaison, Rose de Rescht, Francis Dubreuil and Baronne Prevost. Fragrant miniatures include anything in the Scentsational series. (AZCentral -- Home)
