Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. Marlowe's plays are known for the use of blank verse and their overreaching protagonists. This Publication brings together 6 of Christopher Marlowe's works: DOCTOR FAUSTUS, DIDO QUEEN OF CARTHAGE, EDWARD THE SECOND, MASSACRE AT PARIS, TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT, THE JEW OF MALTA.