The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry: with The Lady Falkland: Her Life, by One of Her Daughters [Paperback]

Elizabeth Cary (Author), Barry Weller (Editor), Margaret W. Ferguson (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 2883440050 | ISBN-13: 978-2883440050 | Publication Date: February 7, 1994

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.

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"This landmark edition . . . will be invaluable to scholars, teachers, and students."--Carol Thomas Neely, author of Broken Nuptials in Shakespeare's Plays

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"This landmark edition . . . will be invaluable to scholars, teachers, and students." (Carol Thomas Neely, author of Broken Nuptials in Shakespeare's Plays) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (February 7, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2883440050
• ISBN-13: 978-2883440050
• ASIN: 0520079698
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > British > Elizabeth I

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Woman's Othello, May 2, 2001

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Nizar Hermes (the University of Northern Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry: with The Lady Falkland: Her Life, by One of Her Daughters (Paperback)

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.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..., August 26, 2007

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J. J. Blanche "Astro Dude" (Philly, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry: with The Lady Falkland: Her Life, by One of Her Daughters (Paperback)

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.