Christopher Marlowe (1564-93) was educated at Cambridge and soon established his reputation as a playwright. Away from the stage, Marlowe was a man who courted danger as a homosexual, a spy, and an outspoken atheist. He was murdered at the age of 29 in a tavern in Deptford.Robert Lindsey is Associate Aditor of the journal Medieval and Renaissance Drama in English. Frank Romany teaches English at St John's College, Oxford.

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• The Complete PlaysPrefaceChronologyIntroduction"The Baines Note"Further ReadingA Note on the TextsDido, Queen of CarthageTamburlaine the Great, Part OneTamburlaine the Great, Part TwoThe Jew of MaltaDoctor FaustusEdward the SecondThe Massacre at ParisAppendix: The Massacre at Paris, Scene 19NotesGlossaryList of Mythological, Historical and Geographical Names