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: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Two Years before the Mast (Ch. XXI), by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
Introductory Note: Alessandro Manzoni
I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed), by Alessandro Manzoni
Introductory Note: Charles Lyell
Principles of Geology (Uniformity Of Change), by Charles Lyell
Introductory Note: Saint Augustine
The Confessions of St. Augustine (Book III), by Saint Augustine
Introductory Note: John Milton
Paradise Lost (Book IX), by John Milton
Introductory Note: Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass and Drum-Taps, by Walt Whitman
Introductory Note: Oliver Goldsmith
The Deserted Village, by Oliver Goldsmith
Introductory Note: the Book of Psalms
The Book of Psalms (137-145)
Introductory Note: John Milton
Paradise Regained, by John Milton
Introductory Note: The Thousand and One Nights
The Thousand and One Nights
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