OLLI101385 - Exploring Christopher Marlowe's Plays

Course Description

Exploring Christopher Marlowe’s Plays

Lyle Murley
Tuesdays, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
May 31-July 26 | Full Semester
In-person at Center City

Students will read and discuss seven Marlowe plays and two of his poems, each of which initiated some controversies and condemnations in his time and for some people today. The text for the course is the Penguin Edition: Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Plays. For the first class session, May 31, please read two poems: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and Hero and Leander. (Read Marlowe’s poem, not Chapman’s longer sequel.)
Maximum registrants: 40

Notes

In-Person Courses
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• follow current public health guidelines, which may include masking and social distancing, and are subject to change, while on campus.
• provide proof of vaccination, or request a medical or religious exemption, prior to your first day of class. Students who have an approved exemption will be required to test for COVID-19 at least once a week. 
• obtain a noncredit OwlCard. An OwlCard is a Temple-specific photo ID that will give you access to campus buildings and classrooms.

Once you are admitted to an in-person course, we will provide instructions on how to submit your vaccination record, or request a medical or religious exemption, as well as how to obtain a noncredit OwlCard.

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