Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2

By Christopher Marlowe · Running time 2:21:53 · Tragedy

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Tamburlaine the Great is the name of a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur 'the lame'. Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier Tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexity. Along with Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy , it may be considered the first popular success of London's public stage. In Part 2, Tamburlaine grooms his sons to be c

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