For the best blank verse in English, read "Dr. Faustus," the masterpiece of Marlowe, who gave Shakespeare lessons in playwriting. This genius knew the secret of gripping drama. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Marlowe died June 1, 1593.
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
Poems (To a Mouse and Tam O’Shanter), by Robert Burns
Introductory Note: Homer
The Odyssey (Book XII), by Homer
Introductory Note: Blaise Pascal
The Art of Persuasion, by Blaise Pascal
Introductory Note: Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (ACT I), by Pierre Corneille
Introductory Note: Hans Christian Andersen
The Nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen
Introductory Note: John Keats
The Eve of St. Agnes, by John Keats
Introductory Note: Edgar Allan Poe
The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan Poe
Introductory Note: Aristophanes
The Frogs, by Aristophanes
Introductory Note: Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Ch. 1), by Benjamin Franklin
Introductory Note: Æsop’s Fables
Æsop’s Fables, by Æsop
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