Talk:Tamburlaine (play)

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I removed the following, which shows little understanding of Elizabethan history plays, which are almost all episodic in nature. Unless there is a reputable source it doesn't belong in the article. The Singing Badger 22:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

In Tamburlaine, Marlowe follows an episodic style that is far closer to medieval closet drama than to the more structured classical tragedy or even to the tragedies of Shakespeare. Marlowe offers a simple procession of scenes that depict Tamburlaine's rise to greatness, his ascendancy, and (in the play usually regarded as a sequel, his fall.

[edit] original performance date

It seems that the there is a mistake in the date of the original performance of Tamburlaine. According to the facts I've found, Tamburlaine couldn't have been performed at the Fortune Theatre because the theatre wasn't built until 1600. It could have been performed at the Rose Theatre, but probably not in 1587 because Henslowe's accounts of productions are recorded in a diary and the entries of productions didn't start until 1592. It is recorded in his diary that Tamburlaine was performed at the Rose by the Admiral's men "fifteen times between 28 August 1594 and 12 November 1595" (Rhodes, p. 197). It doesn't specify if this is the very first performance of this play, but it is probable that it could be considering Marlowe's close connection to Henslowe and his company throughout his playwrighting career.

Just thought I'd clear this up.

BLD- November 29, 2006

Rhodes, Ernest L. Henslowe’s Rose: The Stage & Staging. Lexington, Kentucky: The

    Universtiy Press of Kentucky, 1976.
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