"The way to really develop as a writer is to make yourself a political outcast, so that you have to live in secret. This is how Marlowe developed into Shakespeare."
Letters of Ted Hughes, ed. Christopher Reid, Faber 2007, p.120
Welcome to MSC: the Web's #1 Blog on Christopher Marlowe
We kicked off in May 2008. We're a blog dedicated to the brilliant Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe. Yes, we believe he could have authored many of the Shakespeare works, and so we offer up hearty servings of delicious intrigue. Thanks for visiting!
THE POWER OF US: KIT Marlowe Up, Earl of Oxford Down
"Meanwhile, the authorship debate shows no signs of fading away. Francis Bacon's star has waned, eclipsed long ago by the Earl of Oxford's. Now Christopher Marlowe's star is on the rise. 'It looks like there's a shelf life to every candidate' of about 75 or 80 years, Shapiro says. 'There's a lot more energy and enthusiasm behind Marlowe.'"
DIG THIS CONSPIRACY: Our Favorite Shakespeare Authorship Theory, En Breve
Christopher Marlowe - prodigy, successful playwright/poet, and pretty darn good spy for Queen Elizabeth - lands himself in the kind of hot water that may send him to the gallows. His powerful handlers in espionage, concerned about saving their talented agent, decide to fake his death and send him away. Marlowe, in hiding, continues to write plays and poems. William Shakespeare agrees to be the frontman for these works.
"perfect"
From Amazon: "Rodney Bolt’s book is not an attempt to prove that, rather than dying at 29 in a tavern brawl, Christopher Marlowe staged his own death, fled to Europe, and went on to write the work attributed to Shakespeare. Instead, it takes that as the starting point for a playful and brilliantly written 'fake biography' of Marlowe, which turns out to be a life of the Bard as well." The Spectator praises: "A triumph...perfect." Click the pic to purchase! And click here for our interview with Rodney Bolt!
Marlowe's Motto, Angelina Jolie's Tattoo
"Quod me nutrit, me destruit"
Nuestra teoría favorita de autoría sobre Shakespeare, en breve
El prodigio Christopher Marlowe, exitoso dramaturgo, poeta y un excelente espía para la reina Isabel I, murió aparentemente a los veintinueve años durante una pelea. Sin embargo, los documentos oficiales en torno a su muerte son extraordinariamente sospechosos, por lo que parece más que probable que las personas poderosas que manejaban su carrera como espía, decidieron proteger no solo a un agente valioso, sino tambien a un genial dramaturgo, involucrado en alimentar con sus obras de teatro la maquinaria de propaganda de la dinastía Tudor. Existen poderosas razones para pensar que la muerte de Marlowe fue una triquiñuela para salvarle de las acusaciones de herejia lanzadas contra él, que podian haberle enviado a la hoguera. Si esto fuera cierto, Marlowe hubiera continuado escribiendo obras de teatro y enviandolas desde algun lugar del Continente Europeo para su representación en Londres; para este plan se necesitaba una “tapadera.” Esa “tapadera” se llamó William Shakespeare.
Haga click aquí para leer un excelente artículo de Isabel Gortázar sobre el asunto la autoría, originalmente impreso en el periódico catalán La Vanguardia de Barcelona y ahora disponible en línea en la pagina web en el español radical.es de España.
La Nostra Preferita Teoria Shakesperiana sull’autore, In breve.
Christopher Marlowe, prodigioso drammaturgo/poeta di successo e notevole spia per la Regina Elizabetta, naviga in cattive acque, punibili con la condanna al rogo. I suoi superiori, nel campo dello spionaggio, allo scopo di salvaguardare il loro agente di valore, decidono di fingerlo morto e lo mandano via. Marlowe, dal suo nascondiglio, continua a scrivere drammi e poesie e William Shakespeare accetta di appropriarsene.
Buy This!
Wonder who wrote Shakespeare? Mike Rubbo's Much Ado About Something makes a compelling case that it was Marlowe. As seen on PBS Frontline and now on DVD. Elvis Mitchell of the New York Times praises: " . . . an inviting piece of film . . . Much Ado About Something is a film of ideas - well, notions, anyway - that are bound to stimulate discussion, an aspect long missing from documentary." Click the pic to purchase! (or rent it today on Netflix!) Click here for our print interview with Mike Rubbo, click here for our video interview. Click here for an 8-minute preview of the film. Click here for a Tampa Tribune feature about Mike Rubbo.
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5 comments:
A great read. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
In the middle of my Kindle version . . . . very impressive.
Beautiful book. Two thumbs up, way up!
I commend Ms.Barber on a great book. I read it over the weekend. You forget you are reading poetry.
best novel I have read in a long time.
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