Marlowe

Mar·lowe  (märl), Christopher 1564-1593.

English playwright and poet whose development of blank verse influenced Shakespeare. His plays include Tamburlaine the Great (c. 1587) and Edward II (c. 1592).

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Marlowe [ˈmɑːləʊ]

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(Biographies / Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: poet) Christopher. 1564-93, English dramatist and poet, who established blank verse as a creative form of dramatic expression. His plays include

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Noun	1.	Marlowe - English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593) Christopher Marlowe
	2.	Marlowe - tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776