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Title: Tamburlaine the Great, Part II.

Author: Christopher Marlowe

Posting Date: August 5, 2008 [EBook #1589]
Release Date: January, 1998

Language: English

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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT, PART II. ***

Produced by Gary R. Young

TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT--THE SECOND PART

By Christopher Marlowe

Edited By The Rev. Alexander Dyce

COMMENTS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE E-TEXT:

SQUARE BRACKETS:

The square brackets, i.e. [ ] are copied from the printed book,
without change, except that the stage directions usually do not
have closing brackets. These have been added.

ENDTNOTES:

For this E-Text version of the book, the footnotes have been
consolidated at the end of the play.

Numbering of the footnotes has been changed, and each footnote
is given a unique identity in the form [XXX]. One aditional
footnote [a] has been inserted.

Many of the footnotes refer back to notes to "The First Part
Of Tamburlaine the Great." These references have been copied
and inserted into the notes to this play.

CHANGES TO THE TEXT:

Character names were expanded. For Example, TAMBURLAINE was
TAMB., ZENOCRATE was ZENO., etc.

The Second Part of Tamburlaine the Great.
Concerning the old eds., see the prefatory matter
to THE FIRST PART.[a]

THE PROLOGUE.

The general welcomes Tamburlaine receiv'd,
When he arrived last upon the [1] stage,
Have made our poet pen his Second Part,
Where Death cuts off the progress of his pomp,
And murderous Fates throw all his triumphs [2] down.
But what became of fair Zenocrate,
And with how many cities' sacrifice
He celebrated her sad [3] funeral,
Himself in presence shall unfold at large.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

TAMBURLAINE, king of Persia.
CALYPHAS, ]
AMYRAS, ] his sons.
CELEBINUS, ]
THERIDAMAS, king of Argier.
TECHELLES, king of Fez.
USUMCASANE, king of Morocco.
ORCANES, king of Natolia.
KING OF TREBIZON.
KING OF SORIA.
KING OF JERUSALEM.