{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-mariam-the-fair-queen-of-jewry-9780520079694","title":"The Tragedy of Mariam the Fair Queen of Jewry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE I \u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION I \u003cbr\u003e ELIZABETH CARY's LIFE AND woRKs \u003cbr\u003e SUBTEXTS AND CONTENTS FOR MARIAM \u003cbr\u003e Josephus and Jewish Materials \u003cbr\u003e Biblical and Historical Herods \u003cbr\u003e Mystery Play Herods \u003cbr\u003e Continental and Classicizing Dramas about Herod and Mariam\u003cbr\u003e English \"Closet\" Dramas \u003cbr\u003e The \"Social Text\" of Henry VIII's Divorce \u003cbr\u003e CARY's MARIAM \u003cbr\u003e The Chorus and Conventional Wisdom \u003cbr\u003e Structure and Characterization \u003cbr\u003e MARIAM AND SHAKESPEARE \u003cbr\u003e THE TEXTS OF MARIAM AND THE LIFE \u003cbr\u003e The r6q Quarto of Mariam\u003cbr\u003e The Manuscript of The Lady if Falkland: Her Life \u003cbr\u003e EDITORIAL PROCEDURES \u003cbr\u003e NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE\u003cbr\u003e THE TRAGEDY OF MARIAM\u003cbr\u003e Historical Background to the Events in the Play \u003cbr\u003e The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry, by Elizabeth Cary \u003cbr\u003e Notes to the Play \u003cbr\u003e PART TWO\u003cbr\u003e THE LADY FALKLAND\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of Elizabeth Cary's Life and Works \u003cbr\u003e The Lady Falkland: Her Life, by One of Her Daughters \u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX A\u003cbr\u003e PASSAGES FROM LoDGE's TRANSLATION OF JosEPHUS (1602)\u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX B\u003cbr\u003e TEXTUAL COLLATION FOR MARIAM \u003cbr\u003e SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402796867927,"sku":"9780520079694","price":25.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-mariam-the-fair-queen-of-jewry-9780520079694","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}