Christopher Marlowe: Poet & Spy

Christopher Marlowe: Poet & Spy by Honan, Park. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780199232697.

Park Honan, the acclaimed biographer of Shakespeare, takes us from Marlowes childhood in Canterbury to his mysterious death in Deptford, shedding much light on this shadowy individual. The book features new information on Marlowes six-and-a-half years at Cambridge, his shocking blasphemy and his street fights, his methods of preparing himself for writing, and his alleged atheism. The book includes new facts about Marlowes adventures on the continent, where he was caught with a counterfeit coin, a hanging offense, but talked his way out of the noose and was returned to England in irons. In addition, there is a more exact account of the circumstances that led to his murder, and a fresh description of his evolving relationship with Shakespeare.