Tamburlaine the Great (In Two Parts)

Bibliographic Details

• Book Title: Tamburlaine the Great (In Two Parts)
• Author: Christopher Marlowe
• Editorial Credit: Edited by the Rev. Alexander Dyce
• ISBN-13: 9789365612967
• Pages: 161
• Edition: First Edition (2027)
• Binding: Paperback
• Genre: Drama > English Renaissance Drama > Elizabethan Tragedy
• Recommended Age Group: 16 years and above
• Reading Difficulty: Advanced
• Estimated Reading Time to Finish: 5–7 hours (estimated)
• Price (India): ₹275
  

Description

Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great, presented in both parts, is one of the boldest achievements of the English Renaissance stage. The drama follows the extraordinary ascent of Tamburlaine, a figure of formidable ambition who rises from humble beginnings to become a conqueror feared across kingdoms. Driven by his hunger for power and his belief in the force of his own destiny, he challenges rulers, overturns political orders and tests the limits of human authority. Marlowe transforms this story of conquest into a spectacular meditation on glory, violence, leadership and the cost of empire.

Renowned for its vigorous blank verse and commanding speeches, Tamburlaine helped establish a new dramatic language in Elizabethan theatre. Its characters and conflicts are larger than life, yet the central questions remain recognisable: What happens when ambition is freed from restraint? Can military triumph confer moral legitimacy? How do love, loyalty and mortality alter the image of an invincible ruler? The two-part structure allows readers to experience both the intoxicating rise of power and the darker consequences that follow it.

This edition presents the work in two parts and credits the editorial work of the Rev. Alexander Dyce. It is especially useful for students of English literature, early modern drama and theatre history, as well as readers exploring the development of tragedy before Shakespeare’s mature plays. Marlowe’s powerful rhetoric, dramatic scale and provocative treatment of conquest make the work rewarding for classroom discussion, performance study and close textual analysis. A significant text of the Elizabethan stage, Tamburlaine the Great remains an arresting portrait of human aspiration pushed to its extreme.

Key Features

• Includes both Part I and Part II of Marlowe’s landmark drama.
• Edited by the Rev. Alexander Dyce.
• A major work of English Renaissance and Elizabethan theatre.
• Features Marlowe’s influential use of powerful blank verse.
• Examines empire, ambition, violence and political legitimacy.
• Follows Tamburlaine’s rise and the consequences of conquest.
• Ideal for students of early modern English literature.
• Useful for tragedy, dramaturgy and theatre-history courses.
• Offers rich material for textual and performance analysis.
• A compact edition of a landmark early Elizabethan play.

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