The Jew of Malta, with Related Texts

Description

This edition answers the needs of both beginning and advanced students: It features the text of Marlowe's play with modern spelling and punctuation, glosses and annotations on the page, and a thorough Introduction devoted to the play's historical, cultural, and theological contexts. In addition, it includes a generous selection of related texts, including excerpts from Machiavelli's The Prince, Gentillet's Anti-Machiavel, and Bacon's The Advancement of Learning. Its combination of pedagogical acuity and historical craft make Lynch's an excellent edition of Marlowe's play - one that also serves as a fine reception of Machiavelli in England and the representation of Christmas, Jews, and Turks on the Elizabethan stage.

Stephen J. Lynch is Professor of English and Director of the Liberal Arts Honors Program at Providence College.

A provocative edition, one which belongs on the shelves of student and scholar alike. --Martha Oberle, Frederick Community College, Maryland, in The Sixteenth Century Journal