Jan 2, 2010

Tamburlaine the Great | Tamburlaine the Great

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Author: Christopher Marlowe
First Published: 1590
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: Fourteenth century
Setting: Asia
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

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Tamburlaine (TAM-bur-layn), the magniloquent Scythian shepherd who, becoming the ruler of vast lands in Africa and the Middle East, calls himself “the Scourge of God.” Absolutely ruthless, he kills the defenseless women and children in conquered cities and stabs his own son when he finds him gambling during an important battle. He is pre-eminently theatrical, delighting in triumphal pageants and in such spectacular effects as changing the color of his tents from white to red to black while he waits outside a city for its surrender or its challenge. This...

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Tamburlaine the Great | Tamburlaine the Great

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