{"product_id":"the-complete-plays-penguin-classics-9780140436334","title":"The Complete Plays Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong, sacred and profane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic.  In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas in \u003ci\u003eThe Jew of Malta\u003c\/i\u003e, and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence, Marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness, the sacred and its desecration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Complete PlaysPreface\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \"The Baines Note\"\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e A Note on the Texts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDido, Queen of Carthage\u003cbr\u003e Tamburlaine the Great, Part One\u003cbr\u003e Tamburlaine the Great, Part Two\u003cbr\u003e The Jew of Malta\u003cbr\u003e Doctor Faustus\u003cbr\u003e Edward the Second\u003cbr\u003e The Massacre at Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Massacre at Paris, Scene 19\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e List of Mythological, Historical and Geographical Names\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732368077143,"sku":"9780140436334","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140436334.jpg?v=1719996581","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-complete-plays-penguin-classics-9780140436334","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}