| Illustration by William Blake |
CYRIL TOURNEUR
Tragic Poet
by Marcel Schowb
Cyril Tourneur was born out of the union of an unknown god with a prostitute. Proof enough of his divine origin has been found in the herioc atheism to which he suc¬ cumbed. From his mother he inherited the instinct for revolt and luxury, the fear of death, the thrill of passion and the hate of kings. His father bequeathed him his de¬ sire for a crown, his pride of power and his joy of creating. To him both parents handed down their taste for nocturnal things, for a red glare in the night, and for blood.