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Which unfinished poem by Christopher Marlowe was completed by George Chapman?
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Christopher Marlowe
Detail of a portrait thought to be of Christopher Marlowe, dated 1585, artist unknown; in the collection of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England.
The unfinished poem by Christopher Marlowe that was completed by George Chapman is titled Hero and Leander.12
Marlowe left the work incomplete at the time of his death, and Chapman provided a conclusion to the poem that emphasized themes of wisdom and control. The joint version of the work was published in 1598.12