A tragedy of Cola's furie, or, Lirenda's miserie
By: by Henry Burkhead ; edited by Angelina Lynch ; with an introductory essay by Patricia Coughlan.
Contributors: Lynch, Angelina.; Coughlan, Patricia.
Series: The literature of early modern Ireland series; Literature of early modern Ireland
Publisher: Four Courts Press; Four Courts Pr Ltd
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9781846821080
Subjects: Burkhead, Henry, -- fl. 1641-1645; Theater -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century
Other titles: Lirenda's miserie
Description: "Cola's Furie (1646) by Henry Burkhead was published in Kilkenny during the Catholic Confederacy. A fascinating composite of history play and revenge tragedy, the drama allegorizes the events and leading figures of the Irish wars prior to the Ormond cessation of 1643. At the heart of the struggle between the noble Lirendians (the Confederate Irish) and the cruel Angoleans (the puritan New English) is the title character Sir Carola Cola, a representation of Sir Charles Coote Senior, a New English commander infamous for his brutality. Burkhead depicts Cola as a demonic figure whose vengeful 'furie' becomes symbolic of the hidden dynamics of a corrupt authority."--books.google.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.