The two parts of Tamburlaine and Dido, Queen of Carthage reflect Marlowe's interest in geography and politics; Doctor Faustus and The Jew of Malta both pose searching questions about religious faith; and The Massacre at Paris, Edward II and Hero and Leander all interrogate norms of sexuality and government. Finally, the book examines the long and sometimes spectacular afterlife of his works and of his literary reputation as a whole."--Jacket.