The Rape of Tamar

by Tirso de Molina, Paul Whitworth (Translator)

Overview

This Spanish golden age drama blends seventeenth-century Spanish revenge drama with the Old Testament. It tells the story of the rape of Tamar by her half-brother Ammon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780948230943
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/01/1998
Series:	Oberon Classics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.26(d)

About the Author

Tirso de Molina (1580-1648) ranks alongside Lope de Vega and Calderon as one of the greatest playwrights of Spain's Golden Age. He was a prolific writer whose plays range from high-spirited comedies to plays based on serious Old Testament stories. He was noted both for his malicious wit and his mastery of historical interpretation.