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Marlowe, Christopher

(Canterbury getauft 1564-1593 Deptford) : Dichter, Dramatiker, Übersetzer

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Chronology Entries (1)

# Year Text Linked Data
1 1590 Marlowe, Christopher. Tamburlaine the Great [ID D30840].
Sekundärliteratur
Phelps, William Lyon. Christopher Marlowe. (New York, N.Y. : American Book Company, 1912).
http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/marlowe004.html.
Tamburlaine was a real character in history, whose actual achievements sound like a wild romance. Timur, called Timur Lenk (that is, Timur the Lame), Tamerlane, or Tamburlaine, was an Asiatic Napoleon of the fourteenth century. He was born in 1333 in Central Asia, and for some time was merely the chief of a petty tribe. But he finally overran and subdued an enormous stretch of territory, extending from the Chinese Wall to the Mediterranean Sea, and from Siberia to the Ganges. His cruelty was as notable as his genius, though not so uncommon. He is said to have build a pyramid constructed entirely of the heads of his foes. He died in 1405, and his empire went to pieces. In 1543 a Spanish biography of him appeared at Seville, composed by Pedro Mexia. This book had great vogue, and was translated into various European languages. The English version was printed in 1571, and it is extremely probable that it is the chief source of the drama Tamburlaine. The details are largely the same; the cage, the crumbs of bread, the scraps of meat, and the title, Scourge of God are all in the original.
"Tamburlaine the Great" by Christopher Marlowe. (2004).
http://h2g2.com/entry/A694758.
The play that made Marlowe's name as a playwright, and established him at the very top of the profession, Tamburlaine is a dramatisation of the life and career of Timur-i-Leng (or "Timur the Lame"), the fourteenth century ruler of Samarkand 2. History records that Timur conquered Persians, Turks, Syrians and Tartars, and died (from natural causes) on the eve of launching a campaign to conquer the Chinese too. Marlowe's Tamburlaine is no less ambitious, and the first part sees him rise from lowly shepherd to becoming the Emperor of Asia, crushing all opposition with ruthless and unstoppable determination.

Bibliography (9)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 1590 Marlowe, Christopher. Tamburlaine the Great : who, from a Scythian shephearde, by his rare and woonderfull conquests, became a most puissant and mightye monarque, and for his tyranny, and terrour in warre, was tearmed, The scourge of God : devided into two tragicall discourses. (London : Printed by Richard Jhones, 1590). (Three centuries of drama, English, 1516-1641). [Uraufführung 1987 in London].
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1094/1094-h/1094-h.htm. 		Publication / Marl2
2 1956 [Shakespeare, William]. Yuehan wang. Shashibiya zhuan ; Yu Erchang yi. (Taibei : Shi jie chu ban she, 1956). Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William ; Marlowe, Christopher. The troublesome raigne of Iohn King of England with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions base sonne (vulgary named, the bastard Fawconbridge) : also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey ; as it was (sundry times) publikely acted by the Queenes Maiesties players, in the honourable citie of London. (London : Imprinted for Sampson Clarke, and are to be solde at his shop, on the backe-side of the Royal Exchange, 1591).
約翰王 		Publication / Shak220
3 1956 [Marlowe, Christopher]. Fushide bo shi de bei ju. Kelisiduofu Maluo zhu ; Dai Liuling yi. (Beijing : Zuo jia chu ban she, 1956). Übersetzung von Marlowe, Christopher. The tragical history of the horrible life and death of Doctor Faustus. (Imprinted at London by G.E. for John Wright, 1609). [Erstaufführung Henslowe’s Rose Theater, London 1589].
浮士德博士的悲剧 		Publication / Marl5
4 1967 [Shakespeare, William]. Yuehan wang. Shashibya zuo zhe ; Liang Shiqiu yi. (Taibei : Yuan dong tu shu gong si, 1967). (Shashibiya quan ji ; 15). Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William ; Marlowe, Christopher. The troublesome raigne of Iohn King of England with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions base sonne (vulgary named, the bastard Fawconbridge) : also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey ; as it was (sundry times) publikely acted by the Queenes Maiesties players, in the honourable citie of London. (London : Imprinted for Sampson Clarke, and are to be solde at his shop, on the backe-side of the Royal Exchange, 1591).
約翰王 		Publication / LiaS94
5 1973 [Marlowe, Christopher]. Shashibiya shi dai shu qing shi. Malou deng zhuan ; Liu Xin yi. (Taibei : Sen hai shu ju yin xing, 1973). [Selected lyrics from Shakespeare and others].
莎士比亞時代抒情詩 		Publication / Marl6
6 1978 [Shakespeare, William]. Yuehan wang. Zhu Shenghao yi ; Wu Xinghua jiao. (Beijing : Ren min wen xue chu ban she, 1978). Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William ; Marlowe, Christopher. The troublesome raigne of Iohn King of England with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions base sonne (vulgary named, the bastard Fawconbridge) : also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey ; as it was (sundry times) publikely acted by the Queenes Maiesties players, in the honourable citie of London. (London : Imprinted for Sampson Clarke, and are to be solde at his shop, on the backe-side of the Royal Exchange, 1591).
約翰王 		Publication / ZhuS29
7 1997 [Maugham, W. Somerset]. Ren sheng de jia suo : quan yi ben. Maomu zhu ; Zhang Bairan deng yi. (Shanghai : Shanghai yi wen chu ban she, 1997). (Shi jie wen xue ming zhu pu ji ben. Ubersetzung von Maugham, W. Somerset. Of human bondage : a novel. (London : W. Heinemann, 1915).
人生的枷锁 : 全译本 		Publication / Maug49
8 2000 [Marlowe, Christopher]. Fushide bo shi bei ju shi. Malou zhu ; Guo Jinxiu yi. (Taibei : Gui guan, 2000). Übersetzung von Marlowe, Christopher. The tragical history of the horrible life and death of Doctor Faustus. (Imprinted at London by G.E. for John Wright, 1609). [Erstaufführung Henslowe's Rose Theater, London 1589].
浮士德博士悲劇史 		Publication / Marl4
9 2001 [Shakespeare, William]. Yuehan wang. Shashibiya ; Zhi Jinzhong yi. (Beijing : Shang wu yin shu guan, 2001). (Shashibiya zhu shi cong shu ; 22). Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William ; Marlowe, Christopher. The troublesome raigne of Iohn King of England with the discouerie of King Richard Cordelions base sonne (vulgary named, the bastard Fawconbridge) : also the death of King Iohn at Swinstead Abbey ; as it was (sundry times) publikely acted by the Queenes Maiesties players, in the honourable citie of London. (London : Imprinted for Sampson Clarke, and are to be solde at his shop, on the backe-side of the Royal Exchange, 1591).
約翰王 		Publication / Shak219