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Beschreibung

The 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 wide-ranging introduction discusses the play in the context of closet drama, female dramatists and feminist criticism, providing an ideal edition for study and teaching. This is a major edition of an unusual and provocative play not widely available elsewhere.

The 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 wide-ranging introduction discusses the play in the context of closet drama, female dramatists and feminist criticism, providing an ideal edition for study and teaching. This is a major edition of an unusual and provocative play not widely available elsewhere.

Über den Autor
Karen Britland is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Zusammenfassung
On-page commentary notes provide a wealth of information
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: New Mermaids
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780713688764
ISBN-10: 0713688769
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cary, Elizabeth
Redaktion: Britland, Karen
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
New Mermaids
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 126 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Cary
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.07.2010
Gewicht: 0,143 kg
Artikel-ID: 101193238