Three Tragedies By Renaissance Women: The Tragedie of Iphigeneia; the Tragedie of Antonie; the Tragedie of Mariam - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140436103 ISBN 13 : 9780140436105

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 1998

Synopsis

Elizabeth Cary's Miriam is concerned with the significance of marriage both as a dynastic and personal event. Lady Lumley's Iphigeneia, dedicated to her father, adapts Euripides' story of the daughter killed by her father Agamemnon and is the firstsurviving English translation of a Greek tragedy. The Countess of Pembroke, sister of Sir Philip Sidney, reworked a French drama about Antonie which seems to have influenced Antony and Cleopatra. Clearly intended for private production, all three are able to address contentious political issues - the nature of the good ruler, resistance to unjust authority - which were seldom permitted on the public stage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane, Lady Lumley (1537-1576) adapted Euripides to the protocols of Renaissance moral and political concerns. Mary, Countess of Pembroke (1561-1621), a scholar of Hebrew, Greek, French and Italian, was a gifted editor, translator and author. Elizabeth Cary (1585-1639) wrote and translated widely, becoming the first woman to write a history play.
Diane Purkiss is a widely published Lecturer in English at Reading University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140436103
• ISBN 13: 9780140436105
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Purkiss Diane, Lumley Jane Lady, Pembroke Mary Countess Of
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Terminal Video; n.pederzini@terminaldistribuzione.com; ; Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,; Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,; Italie