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Synopsis
Mary Stuart a Tragedy is a play written by Algernon Charles Swinburne, first published in 1881. The play revolves around the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her struggles with power and love. The plot is set in the 16th century, during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, and portrays a fictionalized account of the rivalry between the two monarchs.The play opens with Mary's arrival in England, seeking refuge from her Scottish enemies. She is placed under house arrest by Elizabeth's government, but her charm and beauty soon attract the attention of the English nobility, including the Earl of Leicester. However, Mary's ambitions to reclaim her throne and her Catholic faith put her at odds with Elizabeth's Protestant government, and she becomes the center of a political and romantic power struggle.As the plot unfolds, Mary's fate seems increasingly grim, as she is accused of plotting against Elizabeth and sentenced to death. The play ends with her execution, leaving the audience to ponder the tragic consequences of political ambition and religious conflict.Swinburne's play is known for its poetic language and vivid portrayal of historical events. It has been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times, and remains a popular work of literature to this day.1881. The poet Swinburne is one of the very few, since the days of Raleigh and Sidney, to come from the aristocracy. He was also well-known for his sexual proclivities and debauched lifestyle. Mary Stuart is the third drama in Swinburne's Mary Queen of Scots Trilogy. It was preceded by Chastelard, a Tragedy, and Bothwell. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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