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The literary career and legacy of Elizabeth Cary, 1613-1680 /

This collection is the first book-length study of the writings and influence of Elizabeth Cary, author of the first original play by a woman to be printed in English, "The Tragedyie of Mariam" (1613). While previous criticism has focused almost exclusively on "The Tragedie of Mariam&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wolfe, Heather, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: The Tragedy of Mariam
  • Private Lyrics in Elizabeth Cary's Tragedy of Mariam / Ilona Bell
  • Mariam and Early Modern Discourses of Martyrdom / Erin E. Kelly
  • Elizabeth Cary's Historical Conscience: The Tragedy of Mariam and Thomas Lodge's Josephus / Alison Shell
  • Part II: Edward II
  • 'Royal Fever' and 'The Giddy Commons' in Elizabeth Cary's History of the Life, Reign, and Death of Edward II / Curtis Perry
  • 'Fortune is a Stepmother': Gender and Political Discourse in Elizabeth Cary's History of Edward II / Mihoko Suzuki
  • A Bibliographical Palimpsest: The Post-Publication History of the Octavo Pamphlet, The History of the Most Unfortunate Prince King Edward II (1680) / Jesse G. Swan
  • From Manuscript to Printed Text: Telling and Retelling the History of Edward II / Margaret Reeves
  • Part III: Other Writings
  • 'To informe thee aright': Translating Du Perron for English Religious Debates / Karen L. Nelson
  • Elizabeth Cary and the Great Tew Circle / Richard Serjeantson
  • 'Reader, Stand Still and Look, Lo Here I Am': Elizabeth Cary's Funeral Elegy On the Duke of Buckingham / Nadine N.W. Akkerman
  • Part IV: Literary Patronage and Legacies
  • 'A More Worthy Patronesse': Elizabeth Cary and Ireland / Deana Rankin
  • 'To have her children with her': Elizabeth Cary and Familial Influence / Marion Wynne-Davies.