Tamburlaine the Great (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- First Published: 1590
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Fourteenth century
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Slavery or slaves, Asia or Asians, War, Death or dying, Kings, queens, or royalty, Heroes or heroism, Fourteenth century
- Locales: Asia
Places Discussed
*Asia. Largest continent on Earth, stretching from the Black Sea in the west to the China Sea in the east, and from the Arctic Circle in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south. Tamburlaine the Great dramatizes the rise and fall of the historical conqueror Timur, who reclaimed much of Asia from the Mongols in the late fourteenth century. The location of some of the world’s most powerful dynasties, Asia represents the ultimate achievement for Tamburlaine, who is driven to conquer the world.
Royal courts. Marlowe sets most of the action in...
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