The Tragedy of Mariam: The Fair Queen of Jewry Contributor(s): Cary, Elizabeth (Author), Wray, Ramona (Editor), McMullan, Gordon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1904271596 ISBN-13: 9781904271598 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | Shakespeare - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 822.4 |
Series: Arden Early Modern Drama |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |
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. |