{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-mariam-the-fair-queen-of-jewry-with-the-lady-falkland-her-life-by-one-of-her-daughters-paperback","title":"The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry: With the Lady Falkland: Her Life, by One of Her Daughters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Cary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarry Weller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMargaret W. Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Mariam\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMariam\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this textually emended and fully annotated edition, the play will now be accessible to all readers. The accompanying biography of Cary further enriches our knowledge of both domestic and religious conflicts in the seventeenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis landmark edition . . . will be invaluable to scholars, teachers, and students.--Carol Thomas Neely, author of \u003ci\u003eBroken Nuptials in Shakespeare's Plays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Weller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Utah and editor of the dramas in \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetical Works of Byron\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMargaret W. Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Colorado and author of \u003ci\u003eTrials of Desire: Renaissance Defenses of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (1983).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.02 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751401488672,"sku":"9780520079694","price":57.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7e7662614a798ec6d5854121b09761d.webp?v=1779972323","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-mariam-the-fair-queen-of-jewry-with-the-lady-falkland-her-life-by-one-of-her-daughters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}