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Christopher Marlowe(1564-1593) Christopher Marlow(1564-1595) first great English Dramatist, poet the greatest playwright before Shakespeare one of the “University Wits” He is known for his use of blank verse. first made blank verse the principal medium of English drama. University wits大学才子派 The?University Wits?were a group of late 16th century?English?playwrights?who were educated at the universities (Oxford?or?Cambridge) and who became playwrights and popular secular writers. Prominent members of this group were?Christopher Marlowe,?Robert Greene, and?Thomas Nashe?from?Cambridge, and?John Lyly,?Thomas Lodge,George Peele?from?Oxford. Representative works: Tamburlaine the Great (1587-1588)帖木儿大帝 The Tragical history of Doctor Faustus (1589)浮士德博士的悲剧 The Jew of Malta (1590)马耳他的犹太人 The passionate shepherd to his love 多情的牧人致心爱的姑娘 Four Tragedies Tamburlaine Dr. Faustus The Jew of Malta Edward II Tamburlaine帖木儿大帝 Genre: blank verse tragedy Theme: ambition for power through military forces. Significance: it voiced the supreme desire of the Renaissance for infinite power and authority. Doctor Faustus based upon a German legend. The play’s dominant moral is human rather than religious. It is characteristic of a humanist in the age of Renaissance. significance theme of the play: the battle between good and evil in Faustus’ mind. It celebrates the human passion for knowledge, power and happiness it also reveals mans frustration in realizing the high aspirations in a hostile moral order. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love The Passionate Shepherd to His Love多情的牧羊人致他的情人 来吧，和我生活在一起，做我的爱人， 在这里我们将快乐无边： 这里有峻峭秀丽的山峦， 还有风光明媚的山谷田园。 在那边，我俩坐在山岩上， 看牧羊人喂养可爱的羔羊； 在浅浅的小溪旁， 鸟儿随着涓涓流水把爱情歌唱。 在那边，我将用玫瑰编一顶花冠， 用成千的花束做床， 用爱神木的叶子织成长裙； 一切都献给你，绚丽与芬芳！ 从羔羊身上剪下最好的羊毛， 为你做防寒的鞋衬和长袍； 用纯金为你制作鞋扣， 该是多么珍贵，多么荣耀！ 常春藤和芳草做的腰带， 珊瑚带扣点缀着琥珀水晶。 假如这些享受能打动你的心， 来吧，和我生活在一起，做我的爱人！ 牧羊少年们在每个五月的早晨， 记将为你纵情舞蹈，高歌入云； 假如这些欢乐能打动你的心， 来吧，和我生活在一起，做我的爱人！ The Passionate Shepherd to His Love It is the most famous pastoral lyric in th