Is Shakespeare had died at the age Marlowe died, there would have been no question that Marlowe was the leading figure in English Renaissance drama. This edition of all his plays shows why. The plays hive us a clear picture of Marlowe as a radical theatrical poet of great linguistic and dramatic daring, whose characters constantly strive to break out of the social, religious and rhetorical bonds within which they are confined. Accused during his lifetime of blasphemy and homosexuality, Marlowe still has the power to challenge our assumptions about conventional morality through his innovative theatrically. By placing less-known plays such as “The Massacre at Paris” and “Dido Queen of Cathage” alongside the acknowledged masterpieces “Edward II” and “Doctor Faustus”, this edition gives a full picture of Marlowe’s distinctive and provocative talent.