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The Marlowe-Shakespeare Continuum

Christopher Marlowe and the Authorship of Early Shakespeare and Anonymous Plays (Second Edition)

By: Donna Murphy

£34.99

For those who doubt that the actor from Stratford wrote the works of Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe has always been the leading candidate. This book’s research firmly supports the theory that Marlowe, living on after he supposedly died, was the main hand behind the works.

For those who doubt that the actor from Stratford, William Shakspere, wrote the works of Shakespeare, the brilliant poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe has always…

For those who doubt that the actor from Stratford, William Shakspere, wrote the works of Shakespeare, the brilliant poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe has always been the professional candidate. In this book, which argues that a chronological approach is essential, Donna N. Murphy employs a variety of tools to document a Marlowe-Shakespeare continuum (with her proposed dates of first-version authorship) in The Taming of the Shrew, c. 1590; II and III Henry VI, c. 1590; Edward III c. 1590–1; Titus Andronicus c. 1591–3; Thomas of Woodstock c. 1593; Romeo and Juliet c. 1595–6; and I Henry IV, c. 1596–7. Her research firmly supports the theory that Christopher Marlowe, living on after he supposedly died, was the main hand behind the works of Shakespeare.

Donna N. Murphy is the author of The Mysterious Connection between Thomas Nashe, Thomas Dekker, and T. M., and co-winner of the 2010 Hoffman Prize for her entry on Christopher Marlowe. She works as a Management Analyst at the US State Department.

Paperback

ISBN: 1-4438-7770-0
ISBN13: 978-1-4438-7770-1
Date of Publication: 2015-09-17

Ebook

ISBN: 1-4438-8227-5
ISBN13: 978-1-4438-8227-9
Date of Publication: 2015-09-17

Categories: Social Sciences, Language and Linguistics, Language and Linguistics, Literature

Pages: 250

Subject Codes:

BIC: CF, DSBD, DSGS
BISAC: LIT015000, LIT019000, LIT013000, LIT004120, LIT020000, LIT006000
THEMA: CF(2ACB), DSBC(5PX-GB-S), DSBD

Pages: 250

“Those who believe that Marlowe wrote the canon of Shakespeare have long maintained that the Shakespeare works drown in Marlowe’s voice and style, and even the staunchest Stratfordian scholars acknowledge Marlowe’s prodigious influence on Shakespeare. With The Marlowe-Shakespeare Continuum, Donna Murphy adds more fuel to the fire. She is a meticulous examiner of word juxtapositions and other similarities between Marlowe and Shakespeare. This is serious (and iconoclastic) scholarship, and a highly commendable and valuable contribution to authorship studies.”
- Carlo DiNota Publisher, The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection blog

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Donna Murphy

The Marlowe-Shakespeare Continuum

Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Nashe, and the Authorship of Early Shakespeare and Anonymous Plays

By: Donna Murphy

£49.99

Donna N. Murphy demonstrates how Christopher Marlowe, sometimes with Thomas Nashe, appears to have become Shakespeare on a linguistic basis. Documenting a sharp learning curve, she presents a case that open-minded readers are likely to find surprisingly convincing.

The Mysterious Connection between Thomas Nashe, Thomas Dekker, and T. M.

An English Renaissance Deception?

By: Donna Murphy

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After writer Thomas Nashe was banished and his works banned, he vanished. Then, Thomas Dekker appeared, writing in Nashe’s exact style. Coincidence or deception? This book presents linguistic evidence that Nashe outwitted authorities by assuming a new identity.

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