The Tragedy of Mariam

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 the religious issues it explores, seeing Mariam as a martyr figure. The on-page commentary notes provide further close analysis and explanation, creating an ideal edition for study and teaching.>

Sommario

Introduction
The Tragedy of Mariam
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Ramona Wray is Senior Lecturer in the School of English at Queen's University, Belfast.

Riassunto

An annotated edition of an unusual play by a female writer from the early modern period with the high quality scholarship associated with all Arden titles

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Cary, Ramona Wray
• Con la collaborazione di: Margaret Bartley (Editore), Suzanne Gossett (Editore), John Jowett (Editore), Gordon McMullan (Editore), Ramona Wray (Editore)
• Editore: Arden shakespeare
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.06.2012
• EAN: 9781408129999
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-2999-9
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Arden Early Modern Drama; Arden Early Modern Drama
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata