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Violence
Some
Elizabethan violence; Marlowe's violent death
Language
Barely any
Period language
Sexual Content
Some
Homosexual relationships
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking; Elizabethan tavern culture
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of genius, state surveillance, and the vulnerability of the brilliant
What this book is about
Burgess's 1993 novel fictionalizes the life and death of Christopher Marlowe, including his work for Elizabethan intelligence, his homosexual relationships, and his suspicious death in a Deptford tavern. Features period violence and homosexual content. For adults.
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Homosexual content
Violence
Espionage
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