{"product_id":"the-marlowe-papers","title":"Ross Batber: The Marlowe Papers [2013] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e*WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 30th May, 1593, a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That, at least, was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his 'death' was an elaborate ruse to avoid being convicted of heresy; that he was spirited across the Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays and poetry, hiding behind the name of a colourless man from Stratford - one William Shakespeare. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the grip of a thriller and the emotional force of a sonnet, this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant, passionate and mercurial. A cobbler's son who counted nobles among his friends, a spy in the Queen's service, a fickle lover and a declared religious sceptic, he was always courting trouble. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMemoir, love letter, confession, settling of accounts and a cry for recognition as the creator of some of the most sublime works in the English language, \u003ci\u003eThe Marlowe Papers \u003c\/i\u003ebrings Christopher Marlowe and his era to vivid life. Written by a poet and scholar, it is a work of exceptional art, erudition and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Batber, Ross","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48160114180435,"sku":"XG81444730241","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":44492395544866,"sku":"9781444730241","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/batber-ross-ross-batber-the-marlowe-papers-2013-paperback-55986310775123.jpg?v=1726693699","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-marlowe-papers","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}