The Tragedy of Mariam Paperback / softback
by Elizabeth Cary
Edited by Stephanie Hodgson-Wright
Part of the Broadview Literary Texts series
Paperback / softback
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First published in 1613, The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is probably the first play in English known to have been authored by a woman, and it has become increasingly popular in the study of early modern women's writing.
The play, which Cary based on the story of Herod and Mariam, turns on a rumour of Herod's death, and unfolds around the actions taken by the patriarch's family and servants in his absence.
In part a critique of male power, the play sets gender politics in sharp relief against a background of dynastic conflict and Roman imperialism.
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- Pages:200 pages, portraits
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- Publication Date:13/12/2000
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- ISBN:9781551110431
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- Pages:200 pages, portraits
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- Publication Date:13/12/2000
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- ISBN:9781551110431
