Biography
Christopher Marlowe (1564 β 1593) was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. His best-known plays are: Dido, Queen of Carthage (c.1585β87), Tamburlaine (c.1587), The Jew of Malta (c.1589β90), Doctor Faustus (c.1588β92), Edward II (c.1592), and The Massacre of Paris (c.1593).