Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonesse
Author: first_name: Thomas
last_name: Hardy
Language: English
Year: 1923

Thomas Hardy’s last substantial creative work, <i>The Famous Tragedy of The Queen of Cornwall at Tintagel in Lyonesse: A New Version of an Old Story Arranged as a Play for Mummers in One Act Requiring No Theatre or Scenery</i>, is a verse tragedy based on the legend of Tristram and Iseult. Begun in 1870, it wasn’t finished until 1923.<br><br>
Written in a hybrid style that includes both blank and rhymed verse, the play follows Aristotle’s conventions for Greek tragedy of keeping all the action