The Tragedy of Mariam
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Book Overview
The Tragedy of Mariam (1613) is the first original play by a woman to be published in England, and its author is the first English woman writer to be memorialized in a biography, which is included with this edition of the play. Mariam is a distinctive example of Renaissance drama that serves the desire of today's readers and scholars to know not merely how women were represented in the early modern period but also how they themselves perceived their own condition. With this textually emended and fully annotated edition, the play will now be accessible to all readers. The accompanying biography of Cary further enriches our knowledge of both domestic and religious conflicts in the seventeenth century.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520079698
ISBN13:9780520079694
Release Date:February 1994
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.17 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Interesting...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
An interesting read, taking place in roughly the same time as Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Not quite as engaging as the latter author, but worthy of investigation nevertheless.
A Woman's Othello
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
The particular importance of this book lies in the fact that it is the first edition to include the Tragedy of Mariam into its biographical context, by publishing the text with Elizabeth's Cary's biography written by one of her daughter. The editors include a very thorough introduction in which they strongly claim the richness and greatness of the text, not only because it is the first play ever written by an English woman, but also because of its investigation of paramount issues such as gender, politics, and race. In addition to this, the editors include an appendix where they give the readers a chance to know about the original source that Cary might have used in her play.
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