A Fascinating but Frustrating Study of Marlowe’s Drama and its Historical Context

Authors

Jefferey H. Taylor, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Publication Date

2012

Keywords

Christopher Marlowe, dramas, plays

Abstract

Clayton MacKenzie’s Deathly Experiments; A Study of Icons and Emblems of Mortality in Christopher Marlowe’s Plays is a fascinating, but equally frustrating, study of Marlowe’s drama and its historical context. The basic premise, to enrich our reading of Marlowe’s plays through resonance with widely available printed emblems and similar iconic art, is a worthy endeavor, one that follows the impulse to illuminate drama by examining contemporary visual art, and foregrounding the presence of theater as visual communications and enriching sensitivity to the communicative power of image and icon.

Recommended Citation

Taylor, Jefferey H. (2012) "A Fascinating but Frustrating Study of Marlowe’s Drama and its Historical Context," Quidditas: Vol. 33, Article 15.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra/vol33/iss1/15