The Revenge: A Tragedy
Young, Edward, 1683-1765
The Revenge: A Tragedy - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revenge_(Young_play) Release date is 2009-12-11
Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed
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"The Revenge: A Tragedy" by Edward Young is a tragedy written in 1721. Set in sixteenth-century Africa under Spanish rule, the play centers on Zanga, an African prince transformed by the brutal experience of slavery into a figure consumed by cruelty and vengeance. The work gained popularity throughout the eighteenth century for its Othello-like lead role, attracting celebrated actors including Edmund Kean and later African-American performer Ira Aldridge. Young's tragedy explores themes of power, suffering, and the devastating psychological toll of oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Tragedies (Drama)
PR
The Revenge: A Tragedy - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revenge_(Young_play) Release date is 2009-12-11
Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
"The Revenge: A Tragedy" by Edward Young is a tragedy written in 1721. Set in sixteenth-century Africa under Spanish rule, the play centers on Zanga, an African prince transformed by the brutal experience of slavery into a figure consumed by cruelty and vengeance. The work gained popularity throughout the eighteenth century for its Othello-like lead role, attracting celebrated actors including Edmund Kean and later African-American performer Ira Aldridge. Young's tragedy explores themes of power, suffering, and the devastating psychological toll of oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Tragedies (Drama)
PR