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The Tragedy Of Mariam (Arden Early Modern Drama)
Elizabeth Cary
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Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean closet drama by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary. First published in 1613, it was the first work by a woman to be published under her real name. Never performed during Cary's lifetime, and apparently never intended for performance, the Senecan revenge tragedy tells the story of Mariam, the second wife of Herod. The play exposes and explores the themes of sex, divorce, betrayal, murder, and Jewish society under Herod's tyrannous rule. The comprehensive, illustrated introduction discusses the play in the context of closet drama, female dramatists and in terms of ... Read more
Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean closet drama by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary. First published in 1613, it was the first work by a woman to be published under her real name. Never performed during Cary's lifetime, and apparently never intended for performance, the Senecan revenge tragedy tells the story of Mariam, the second wife of Herod. The play exposes and explores the themes of sex, divorce, betrayal, murder, and Jewish society under Herod's tyrannous rule. The comprehensive, illustrated introduction discusses the play in the context of closet drama, female dramatists and in terms of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904271598
SKU
V9781904271598
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About Elizabeth Cary
Ramona Wray is Senior Lecturer in the School of English at Queen's University, Belfast.
Reviews for The Tragedy Of Mariam (Arden Early Modern Drama)
A path-breaking edition that brings together exemplary scholarship, a comprehensive introduction and pioneering work on dramatic production. Wray's seminal edition of Elizabeth Cary's Tragedy of Mariam is now essential for research and teaching, as well as professional performance.
Professor Marion Wynne-Davies, University of Surrey, UK Perhaps the most striking feature of The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary, now ... Read more
Professor Marion Wynne-Davies, University of Surrey, UK Perhaps the most striking feature of The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary, now ... Read more