The Irony of Identity: Self and Imagination in the Drama of Christopher MarloweUniversity of Delaware Press, 1999 - 283 pages McAdam illustrates how two fundamental points of destabilisation in Marlowe's life and work - his subversive treatment of Christian belief and his ambivalence toward his homosexuality - clarify the plays' interest in the struggle for self-authorisation. |
Contents
| 9 | |
Tenuous Manhood | 44 |
Tenuous Godhood | 73 |
The Exorcism of God | 112 |
The Failure of Carnal Identity | 146 |
The Exorcism of Machevil | 175 |
The Illusion of Integrity | 198 |
Conclusion | 232 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliography | 271 |
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