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…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Sancho III divided his kingdom among his three sons in 1035 into Aragon, Castile and Navarre. While the two neighbouring kingdoms grew steadily, Navarre became smaller and smaller until it just encompassed the territory of the present-day region of Navarre in Spain and the department of Pyréneés-Atlantiques in France. Navarre’s…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Omer Talon (~1510-1562) was probably a professor of rhetoric. Not much else is known about him. He was associated with Pierre de la Ramée and published as Audomarus Talaeus. The Massacre at Paris In [Scene 9] Talaeus tries in vain to persuade Ramus to flee. Retz recognises him as a…
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
Christopher Marlowe was obviously quicker and harderworking than I am. Unfortunately, this post is still a work in progress.
In the following, only a general overview of the history of the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 16th century will be given, as far as it seems necessary for the understanding of The Jew of Malta.1 Osman I Ghasi founded an empire named after him towards the…
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…
