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This article shows how Marlowe departs from his primary historical sources (Mexía and Perondinus) in his retelling of the life of Tamburlaine. Marlowe employed the heavily ironic tone of Lucan's discussion of Julius Caesar's apparently `divine' barbarism in his characterization of tyranny, obedience, and rebellion in Tamburlaine. By applying Lucanic irony to the paradoxical discussions of tyranny and obedience that permeated late Tudor culture, Marlowe's tragedy subverts the de casibus form and raises questions about divine providence.
Author(s): Ward AE
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: The Modern Language Review
Year: 2008
Volume: 103
Issue: 2
Pages: 311-329
Date deposited: 20/01/2011
ISSN (print): 0026-7937
ISSN (electronic): 0306-2473
Publisher: Maney Publishing / Modern Humanities Research Association.
URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mhra/mlr/2008/00000103/00000002/art00001
