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David's avatar

Nashe writing that Marlowe “contemned his life in comparison of the liberty of speech.” does not mean he 'condemned' his life. The word is not 'condemned', which makes no sense grammatically within the sentence. It is 'contemned' . It means that he was contemptuous of his life in comparison to his belief in the liberty of speech. Not only does that work grammatically, it also works better in describing Marlowe's character.

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John Meredith's avatar

Fascinating exploration of some details with which I was heretofore unfamiliar, Ros, re Vaughn, Golden Grove, and the man in Valladolid.

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