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(mär′lō), Christopher 1564-1593. English playwright and poet whose development of blank verse influenced Shakespeare. His plays include Tamburlaine the Great (c. 1587) and Edward II (c. 1592).
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Marlowe
(ˈmɑːləʊ)n
(Biography) Christopher. 1564–93, English dramatist and poet, who established blank verse as a creative form of dramatic expression. His plays include Tamburlaine the Great (1590), Edward II (?1592), and Dr Faustus (1604). He was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl
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Mar•lowe
(ˈmɑr loʊ)n.
Christopher, 1564–93, English playwright.
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