(1564–93), English playwright and poet. As a playwright he brought a new strength and vitality to blank verse; his work influenced Shakespeare's early historical plays. Notable plays: Doctor Faustus (c.1590) and The Jew of Malta (1592).
Definition of Marlowe, Christopher in US English:
Marlowe, Christopher
proper nounˈmärlō
(1564–93), English playwright and poet whose work influenced Shakespeare's early historical plays. Notable plays: Doctor Faustus (c.1590) and The Jew of Malta (1592).