Matthew Parker
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Category: People
Musaeus
There are two ancient persons with this name. Musaeus of Athens is said to have invented the hexameter and was considered a universal genius. However, it is not proven whether he existed at all. Supposedly he was a contemporary/son/student of Orpheus, which would make him a mythological figure, except that…
Niccolo Machiavelli
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Nicholas Skeres
A clear identification of Nicholas Skeres was made difficult by the frequent occurrence of this name in Kent and the different spellings.1 According to Charles Nicholl, the man who witnessed Christopher Marlowe’s death was born in London in 1563. Three years later, his father died, leaving his wife Audrey and…
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso (* 30 BCE; † 17) gave up his political and legal career quite early on and devoted himself entirely to literature. He joined the circle of poets around Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus and celebrated his breakthrough with the Amores. Other works on love followed, such as the…
Philip Henslowe
Philip Henslowe (* c. 1550; † 16 January 1616) was born in Lindfield, West Sussex. In 1570 he came to London, where he married the widowed Agnes Woodward. From 1577 he lived in Southwark. Seven years later he bought the property there, The Little Rose, and built the Rose Theatre…
Philip Sidney
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Richard Baines
Richard Baines (* ~ 1544; † ?) has shaped Christopher Marlowe’s image for posterity like no other. Even during his lifetime, Baines caused a disturbance that did not subside even after his death. His biography can only be reconstructed in fragments and to this day it is not clear who…
Richard Barnfield
Richard Barnfield (* 1574, † 1620) studied at Oxford, but left the university before taking his MA. In the autumn of 1594 he published his first work, The Affectionate Shepherd, with a dedication to Penelope Rich. It was a success and Barnfield continued to write poetry, including the first honourable…
Richard Burbage
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
