Description
Book SynopsisA transcript of the first original play by a woman to be published in England. Included with the play is a biography, also written in the 1600s, by one of the playwright's daughters, which enriches contemporary knowledge of both domestic and religious conflict in the 17th century.
Table of ContentsPREFACE I
INTRODUCTION I
ELIZABETH CARY's LIFE AND woRKs
SUBTEXTS AND CONTENTS FOR MARIAM
Josephus and Jewish Materials
Biblical and Historical Herods
Mystery Play Herods
Continental and Classicizing Dramas about Herod and Mariam
English "Closet" Dramas
The "Social Text" of Henry VIII's Divorce
CARY's MARIAM
The Chorus and Conventional Wisdom
Structure and Characterization
MARIAM AND SHAKESPEARE
THE TEXTS OF MARIAM AND THE LIFE
The r6q Quarto of Mariam
The Manuscript of The Lady if Falkland: Her Life
EDITORIAL PROCEDURES
NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
THE TRAGEDY OF MARIAM
Historical Background to the Events in the Play
The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry, by Elizabeth Cary
Notes to the Play
PART TWO
THE LADY FALKLAND
Chronology of Elizabeth Cary's Life and Works
The Lady Falkland: Her Life, by One of Her Daughters
APPENDIX A
PASSAGES FROM LoDGE's TRANSLATION OF JosEPHUS (1602)
APPENDIX B
TEXTUAL COLLATION FOR MARIAM
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
