Kit Marlowe Links

Thanks to the help of the students in ENG206: English Literature, Spring 2003, I am pleased to present a list of sites related to Christopher Marlowe and/or Dr. Faustus. Each address is accompanied by one (or more) reviews of the site. They are listed in no particular order. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me. This site may change, so check back.

It includes a summary of all the acts, details on the characters and even a biography on Marlowe. Plus other summaries of the language and quotes of the play. I found it very informative. --Allegra Bonini

This is what I found and I feel that it is a bit easier to understand the text from this website than it is in the book (Norton Anthology of English Literature) :-) --Lizette Martinez

This web site allows a reader to view the original language next to the modern language. The reader can also compare the A text to the B text. --Stephanie Hill

This is a fairly brief, yet informational website. It begins by giving a brief description of what Dr. Faustus the play is about; then it gives a description of the "Real Dr. Faust" on whom the play was based. It tells about what two particular men, one physicist and one professor of astrology, thought of the "real" Dr. Faust in a correspondence. Also, the site gives a few stories surrounding the real Dr. Faust's life and how he got his reputation as a man of the dark arts. The website also gives a brief description of how the biography of Dr. Faust was put in order as well as the final pieces to who Dr. Faustus was based on. A small list of dates telling when Dr. Faust was born, a few other notables were born, or of when books were published closes out this website. --Tim Ewers

Bamberg University English Drama Group (link no longer available)
This website is using Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus as a play; some of the information on this website looks like it is in German but I think it was created into a play at a university in Germany. This website gives a lot of information about the story and interpretation of Dr. Faustus. It also gives some biographical information on Christopher Marlowe. I think this website was a little more helpful than the others I looked at because the other sites didn't give enough information about Christopher Marlowe and Dr. Faustus together. --Lauren Harvey

Here is a web site I found about Christopher Marlowe. It gives brief details of his life and his most famous works. --Adam Vernon

The site is basically a bio of Christopher Marlowe. It discusses his college years at Corpus Christi, his life in the wars in the Low Country, his possible entanglement in the secret service.... also it discusses his writings. He wrote a lot of "devil" works like Dr. Faustus, The Jew of Malta, and Edward II. However, he wasn't happy with his lack of funds so he became depressed and restless. Before Chris could be charged with Heresy, he was found dead at Dame Eleanore Bull's tavern in Deptford. --Brittany Hargrove

Here is a link to a good website link that provided good accurate information that would give many people an insight about the person and who he is and most of his good works in the Renaissance Lit area. -Swapneel Rawal

This is the website I found about Christopher Marlowe. It is a biography of his life and explains some of his works. It describes his life much like his characters. It also gives links to the other great poet William Shakespeare. Once you have clicked on the link to his Plays, it brings you to all of his plays as well as many other links pertaining to his life. --Diana Molnar

This web page includes a detailed description of the author, Christopher Marlowe. It also touches on Doctor Faustus; speaking about the history and personal issues in the story. --Michelle Clausen

After doing a little bit more research I found a better web site for Cambridge University where Marlowe attended and graduated in 1584. --Adam Vernon

This is the site that I came across about Christopher Marlowe and Dr. Faustus. On this site you can find out about Christopher Marlowe, when he lived, his life, and about all of his plays. You can also find out about Dr. Faustus, and read the entire play. --Chris Riccio

This website talks about Christopher Marlowe's life and some of his other works that he contributed to society. --Terence Thomas

Contains: His work, Life& career, Recent research, Books about him, and tributes to his life and work. --Stephen Novak

It looks to be a 500 word essay on Christopher Marlowe and some of the "secret agent" theories that are going around regarding his life, and death. -- Joshua Dobbs

Christopher 'James Bond' Marlowe
The site has a variety of British authors to choose from and gives some interesting and "catchy" facts about them.

This website, appeared to be written by a middle school student. However, the points were somewhat valid. The author discussed the theory that William Shakespeare was actually Christopher Marlowe. The author did not really support that theory, and gave a few examples why. --Lauren Belcher

This site is about the life of Christopher Marlowe. It has a rather witty flavor to it and I found the extra tid-bits of information were quite intriguing. I was enabled to formulate a much livelier picture of this authors interesting life. --Darbi Shannon

This site is basically a general overview of the play, Dr. Faustus. It also gives a description of Renaissance Humanism and how Marlowe's work coincides, or rather, how Marlowe thought of Renaissance Humanism within the particular time period. It provides some quotes to support claims and offers opinions from M.H. Abrams "Glossary of Literary Terms" to paint a picture of Renaissance Humanism and how it pertains to the play. --Graham Kilburn

This is the link to the Dr. Faustus specific section from the Complete works of Christopher Marlowe web site. I've already used it several times for minor translation stuff. --Graham Milburn

The above website basically covers how to view the play and a few ways to approach different texts; the approaches include modernized and original works. The website also includes links, comments, and a link to return to Christopher Marlowe's home page. --Brian Reguera

Here is the web site I nearly killed myself trying to find....it basically gives a brief background on Marlowe and then analyzes Dr. Faustus. --Andrew Batchis