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The story comes from the Second Book of Samuel and tells of the incestuous passion of Amnon, David's eldest son, for his half-sister, Tamar and the subsequent murder of Amnon by his brother Absolom. Amnon's lust is set in the context of complementary passions of ambition and revenge, reflected in Absolom and Tamar respectively.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction:
  • Tirso de Molina and his time
  • Tirso and the Comedia
  • Humour, irony and the paradox in Tirso's theatre
  • The moral emphases of Tirso's theatre
  • Tirso's biblical plays
  • La venganza de Tamar
  • A note on staging
  • Notes to the Introduction
  • Bibliography
  • La Venganza de Tamar/Tamar's Revenge (facing page text and translation)
  • ACT I Jornada primera
  • ACT II Jornada segunda
  • Jornada tercera
  • Notes

Tirso de Molina Tamars Revenge

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780856683244, 978-0856683244
      ISBN10: 0856683248
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The story comes from the Second Book of Samuel and tells of the incestuous passion of Amnon, David's eldest son, for his half-sister, Tamar and the subsequent murder of Amnon by his brother Absolom. Amnon's lust is set in the context of complementary passions of ambition and revenge, reflected in Absolom and Tamar respectively.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction:
      • Tirso de Molina and his time
      • Tirso and the Comedia
      • Humour, irony and the paradox in Tirso's theatre
      • The moral emphases of Tirso's theatre
      • Tirso's biblical plays
      • La venganza de Tamar
      • A note on staging
      • Notes to the Introduction
      • Bibliography
      • La Venganza de Tamar/Tamar's Revenge (facing page text and translation)
      • ACT I Jornada primera
      • ACT II Jornada segunda
      • Jornada tercera
      • Notes

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