1670 1ed John Dryden Tyrannick Love Saint Catherine Martyrdom Emperor Maximinus

1670 1^ed John Dryden Tyrannick Love Saint Catherine Martyrdom Emperor Maximinus

John Dryden, a 17^th-century English author, was known for his famous translations of Greek classics as well as his masterpiece ‘Tyrannick Love’. This play, first published in 1670, tells the story of Saint Catherine of Alexandria’s martyrdom and the reign of Emperor Maximinus. Alexandria refused Maximinus’s erotic advances and was ultimately put to death for it. Dryden tells this story in this play.

Item number: #14697

Price: $499

DRYDEN, John

Tyrannick love : Or, The royal martyr. A tragedy

London : Printed for H. Herringman, 1670. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [10], 62
• References: Wing D 2396;
• Language: English
• Binding: Pamphlet; secure
• Size: ~8.25in X 6.5in (21cm x 16.5cm)
• We can have the book professionally rebound if the buyer so desires

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