Christopher Marlowe

Birth Year: 1564
Death Year: 1593
Notes: English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. As the foremost Elizabethan tragedian, next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his mysterious death.

Poems/Lyrics:

Title Alternate Title(s) Composer(s)
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love Schickele, Peter
The Shepherd to His Love Diemer, Emma Lou