Marlowe muscles in on Bard's action

25 October 2016 - 09:08
By Reuters

A new edition of William Shakespeare's complete works will name Christopher Marlowe as co-author of three plays, shedding new light on the links between the two great playwrights after centuries of speculation and conspiracy theories. Marlowe will be listed as co-author of the three Henry VI plays in the New Oxford Shakespeare, due to be published in instalments in the coming weeks.

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