The Demetrius Legend and Its Literary Treatment in the Age of the Baroque

The Demetrius Legend and Its Literary Treatment in the Age of the Baroque
Author: Ervin C. Brody
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1972
Genre: Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635. El gran duque de Moscovia
ISBN: 9780838679692

Analyzes the use in two baroque dramas (El Gran Duque de Moscovia y Emperador Perseguido and The Loyal Subject) of the legend of Demetrius, Ivan the Terrible's son.

A Political Biography of Delarivier Manley

A Political Biography of Delarivier Manley
Author: Rachel Carnell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 131731543X

A Tory pamphleteer, playwright and satirical historian, Delarivier Manley was regarded by her contemporaries Jonathan Swift and Robert Harley as a key member of the Tory propaganda team. This biography offers details about her life, including evidence about three illegitimate children by John Tilly, Governor of Fleet Prison.