Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean closet
drama by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary. First published in 1613, it was
the first work by a woman to be published under her real name.
Never performed during Cary's lifetime, and apparently never
intended for performance, the Senecan revenge tragedy tells the
story of Mariam, the second wife of Herod. The play exposes and
explores the themes of sex, divorce, betrayal, murder, and Jewish
society under Herod's tyrannous rule. The comprehensive,
illustrated introduction discusses the play in the context of
closet drama, female dramatists and in terms of the religious
issues it explores, seeing Mariam as a martyr figure. The on-page
commentary notes provide further close analysis and explanation,
creating an ideal edition for study and teaching.
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