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    The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)
    The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)
    The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)
    Audiobook26 minutes

    The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)

    Written by Christopher Marlowe

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 30, 2012.

    Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day.[2] He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. (Summary by Wikipedia )
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)
    Author

    Christopher Marlowe

    Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights.

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