To be a King: A Novel About Christopher Marlowe (Paperback)

Shakespeare's rival, brilliant poet, heretic and spy, Christopher Marlowe was murdered in a tavern in Deptford in 1593. In this biographical novel he talks about his art: "Poetry is the longest arm of the human mind. As we strive for knowledge absolute, which is impossible, of course, everything eventually fails us: logic, science, and even words."