Educated at King's School, Canterbury and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Marlowe produced his first work, and the only one to be published within his lifetime, Tamburlaine the Great, in 1587. His other important works include The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England (1594), The Massacre at Paris (1600), The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus (1604) and the Famous tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta (1633). During his student years, Marlowe was employed by the government in espionage, which he continued until his death, which occurred during a brawl in a London tavern. There has been much discussion over the years as to whether some of Shakespeare's plays might not have been written by Marlowe. |
