Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian until his mysterious early death. A critical edition of Marlowe's Edward II, presenting an old-spelling text which adheres to the first quarto. A full commentary and introduction contextualise the play and give an account of the relationship between the play, Marlowe's own age and events which followed it
