quiz is on thursday, essay due on thursday
marlowe had ins with the queen
possibly a spy
was eventually killed by spies/those with spy-like connections
marlowe was a badass


king james bible, most read book in englsih lit
produced at same time as shakespeare's tragedies
team written, no authro
not work of single mind
single genius behind book, one creative talent: william tyndale

martin luther did first translation into german
tyndale devout follower of luther
graduated from oxford
wanted to give power to people, allow everyone to know the scriptures
tried for heresy when the church found out

no translations gave clergy power
translations provided a protestant text to compete with roman bible and liturgy
political wedge between them and pope

current version of the king james bible still belongs to the english crown, but others don't