Aureng-Zebe

Aureng-Zebe was John Dryden's last rhymed play and it is frequently considered his best. In this tragedy, produced in 1675, published in 1676, the plot is loosely based on a contemporary account of the struggle between the four sons of Shah Jahan, the fifth Mogul emperor, for the succession to the throne. The hero is a figure of exemplary rationality, virtue, and patience whose stepmother lusts after him and whose father pursues the woman with whom Aureng-Zebe is himself in love. Dryden evinces a deeply disturbing awareness of the anarchy and impotence which threaten every aspect of human life, emotional, moral, and political.

Summary

Focuses on a contemporary account of the struggle between the four sons of Shah Jahan, the fifth Mogul emperor, for the succession to the throne.

Product details

• Authors: John Dryden
• Assisted by: Frederick M Link (Editor), Frederick M. Link (Editor)
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1971
• EAN: 9780803253766
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-5376-6
• No. of pages: 131
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 206 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Series: Bison Book; Bison Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet