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The tempter; a tragedy in verse in four acts, by Henry Arthur Jones.

Title
The tempter; a tragedy in verse in four acts, by Henry Arthur Jones.
Author
Jones, Henry Arthur, 1851-1929
Publication
London, Macmillan, 1898.

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Description
108 p.; 19 cm.
Summary
"Insecure siblings fighting for their parents? attention; bickering spouses who can?t stand to be together or apart; adultery and sexual experimentation; even the struggle to balance work and family: These are themes as much at home in our time as they were in the twelfth century. In James Goldman?s classic play The Lion in Winter, domestic turmoil rises to an art form. Keenly self-aware and motivated as much by spite as by any sense of duty, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine maneuver against each other to position their favorite son in line for succession. By imagining the inner lives of Henry, Eleanor, and their sons, John, Geoffrey, and Richard, Goldman created the quintessential drama of family strife and competing ambitions, a work that gives visceral, modern-day relevance to the intrigues of Angevin England" --Publisher description.
Subject
  • Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 > Drama
  • Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 > Drama
  • Marriages of royalty and nobility > Drama
  • Queens > Great Britain > Drama
  • Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Drama
  • Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Drama
Genre/Form
Historical drama
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
LCCN
^^^04002948^
OCLC
  • 5912673
  • SCSB-11125279
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library