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          Christopher Marlowe

          (1564-1593)

          Who Was Christopher Marlowe?

          While Christopher Marlowe's literary career lasted less than six years, and his life only 29 years, his achievements, most notably the play The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus, ensured his lasting legacy.

          Early Years

          Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury around February 26, 1564 (this was the day on which he was baptized).

          He went to King's School and was awarded a scholarship that enabled him to study at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, from late 1580 until 1587.

          Marlowe earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1584, but in 1587 the university hesitated in granting him his master's degree.

          Its doubts (perhaps arising from his frequent absences, or speculation that he had converted to Roman Catholicism and would soon attend college elsewhere) were set to rest, or at least dismissed, when the Privy Council sent a letter declaring that he was now working "on matters touching the benefit of his countr