The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry
By: Elizabeth Cary. With, The Lady Falkland : her life / by one of her daughters ; edited by Barry Weller and Margaret W. Ferguson.
Contributors: Weller, Barry.; Ferguson, Margaret W., 1948-
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Mariamne, consort of Herod I, King of Judea, ca. 57-ca. 29 B.C. -- Drama.; Herod I, King of Judea, 73-4 B.C. -- Drama.; Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 6-1639.; Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Other titles: Lady Falkland.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-328).