01649cam a22003133u 4500 30653 UtSlPG 20260610133711.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Young, Edward, 1683-1765 The Revenge: A Tragedy Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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 "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.) Original publication data not identified Tragedies (Drama) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30653 71499 71499