{"id":648,"date":"2014-02-27T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T11:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/english-news\/?p=648"},"modified":"2017-04-20T12:49:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T11:49:36","slug":"symposium-marks-the-450th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-christopher-marlowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/english-news\/2014\/02\/27\/symposium-marks-the-450th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-christopher-marlowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Symposium marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of Christopher Marlowe"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 18, the School of English and MEMS will host scholars at a symposium about Christopher Marlowe’s plays. Canterbury-born Marlowe was a leading playwright of the sixteenth century and this year sees celebrations to mark the 450th anniversary of his birth.\u00a0Marlowe 450 season<\/a>\u00a0includes performances at Canterbury Cathedral and The Marlowe Theatre. In the symposium scholars will examine Marlowe’s plays as performance texts, considering their staging in the early modern playhouse but also the interpretations of modern actors and directors. In its examination of the playwright’s dramaturgy, the symposium offers a discursive space to anticipate The Marlowe Theatre\u2019s forthcoming performances.\u00a0 Speakers and papers include:<\/p>\n