Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: Christopher Marlowe

This site provides a selection of major authors and works associated with English literature, ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to Sir Isaac Newton. Each author's page contains online texts of the author's works, essays about the author and...

This is the biography of Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586); his works included Arcadia, The Defence of Poesy, and Astrophil and Stella.

This is a biography of John Dryden (1631-1700). It discusses his life and his works of poetry, satire, and drama.

This is a biography of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), author of The Canterbury Tales. The biography provides interactive highlighted words for more information on that topic.

This lesson focuses on Christoper Marlowe and his works including his famous sonnet "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love." This poem and "A Nymph's Reply" are provided in both text from audio forms. Links to Marlowe's biography and a...

This site provides biographical information concerning Christopher Marlowe, texts of his works, articles and essays about his works, and a list of other available sources.

This article "King Arthur: Romancing Politics: Overview" separates the historical facts of Arthur and his knights from the legends and literature that have rewritten history.

This is the complete text of the five-act play Tamburlaine the Great, Part I by Christopher Marlowe including a prologue and a list of characters.

This is the text of "Holy Sonnet 1" by John Donne.

This is the text of John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 10;" it is also available in audio format.