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The Tragedy of Mariam
Contributor(s): Cary, Elizabeth (Author), Wray, Ramona (Editor), McMullan, Gordon (Editor)
ISBN: 140812999X     ISBN-13: 9781408129999
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
OUR PRICE:   $114.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Drama | Shakespeare
- Literary Criticism | Drama
Dewey: 822.4
LCCN: 2012451160
Series: Arden Early Modern Drama
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Gossett, Suzanne: - Suzanne Gossett is Professor of English at Loyola University, Chicago.Wray, Ramona: -

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