Title: The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry
First published: 1994
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.
Subjects: Biography, Drama, Dramatists, English, English Dramatists, History, Women and literature, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Herod i, king of judea, 73 b.c-4 b.c., drama, Dramatists
Places: England
People: Elizabeth Cary Lady (1585 or 6-1639), Herod I King of Judea (73-4 B.C), Mariamne consort of Herod I, King of Judea (ca. 57-ca. 29 B.C)
Time periods: 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700