The Queen Mother, Rosamond: Two Plays (1860)

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Kessinger Publishing, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 232 pages
The Queen Mother, Rosamond: Two Plays is a collection of two plays written by Algernon Charles Swinburne and published in 1860. The first play, The Queen Mother, is a historical drama set in 16th century France. It tells the story of Catherine de' Medici, the Queen Mother, and her struggle to maintain power and control over her sons during the Wars of Religion. The second play, Rosamond, is a tragedy based on the story of Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II of England. The play explores the themes of love, betrayal, and revenge as Rosamond is murdered by the jealous Queen Eleanor. Swinburne's writing is characterized by his use of rich language and vivid imagery, and these plays are no exception. The Queen Mother, Rosamond: Two Plays is a fascinating glimpse into the world of historical drama and tragedy, written by one of the most celebrated poets of the Victorian era.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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About the author (2009)

Poet Algernon Charles Swinburne was born April 5, 1837 in Grosvenor Place, London, but spent most of his boyhood on the Isle of Wight, where both his parents and grandparents had homes. He was educated at Eton and Oxford University but was expelled from Oxford before he graduated. Although some of his work had already appeared in periodicals, Atalanta in Calydon was the first poem to come out under his name and was received enthusiastically. "Laus Veneris" and Poems and Ballads, with their sexually charged passages, were attacked all the more violently as a result. Swinburne's meeting in 1867 with his long-time hero Mazzini, led to the more political Songs before Sunrise. In 1879, with Swinburne nearly dead from alcoholism and dissolution, his legal advisor Theodore Watts-Dunton took him in, and was successful in getting him to adopt a healthier style of life. Swinburne lived the rest of his days at Watts-Dunton's house outside London. He saw less and less of his old friends, but his growing deafness accounts for some of his decreased sociability. He died of influenza in 1909.

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TitleThe Queen Mother, Rosamond: Two Plays (1860)
AuthorAlgernon Charles Swinburne
Editionreprint
PublisherKessinger Publishing, 2009
ISBN1104399059, 9781104399054
Length232 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Drama / American / General
Literary Collections / General
Poetry / American / General
  
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