The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry
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The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry
（Broadview literary texts）
Broadview Press, c2000
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Originally published: London : Printed by Thomas Creede for Richard Hawkins, 1613
Chronology: p. 39-41
Bibliography: p. 188-194
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Elizabeth Cary: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Text
The Tragedy of Mariam
Emendations and Variant Readings
Appendix A: Main Sources
The Antiquities of the Jews
The Wars of the Jews
Appendix B: Extracts from Selected Didactic and Polemical Texts
Instruction of a Christian Woman
The second tome of homilies
A godly form of household government
The Book of Common Prayer
Basilikon Doron
The true law of free monarchies
The Mothers Blessing
A Muzzle for Melastomus
Ester Hath Hang'd Haman
A Bride-Bush, or A Wedding Sermon
The Mother's Legacy to her Unborn Child
Appendix C: Photographs from the Tinderbox Theatre Company Production of The Tragedy of Mariam
Bibliography and Works Cited
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