The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry / her life / by one of her daughters ; edited by Barry Weller and Margaret W. Ferguson.

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 des...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 1586-1639
Otros Autores: Weller, Barry, Ferguson, Margaret W., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1994.
Temas:
Mariamne, > consort of Herod I, King of Judea, > approximately 57 B.C.-approximately 29 B.C. > Drama.
Herod > I, > King of Judea, > 73 B.C.-4 B.C. > Drama.
Cary, Elizabeth, > Lady, > 1585 or 1586-1639.
Cary, Elizabeth, > Lady, > 1585 or 1586-1639
Herod > I, > King of Judea, > 73 B.C.-4 B.C.
Mariamne, > consort of Herod I, King of Judea, > approximately 57 B.C.-approximately 29 B.C.
1600-1699
Dramatists, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Biography.
Women and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Femmes et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Dramatists, English > Early modern > Biography
Women and literature
England
collective biographies.
Biographies
Drama
History
Tragedies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 328 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-328).
ISBN:9780520912984
0520912985
058535328X
9780585353289

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