{"product_id":"dryden-john-tyrannick-love-or-the-royal-martyr-a-tragedy-1800226","title":"DRYDEN, John Tyrannick Love; or, the Royal Martyr. A Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4to., 20th century binding of half brown sheepskin over rust-coloured cloth, spine lettered and dated vertically in gilt; pp. [x], 59, [iii], containing an Epistle Dedicatory, a Preface by Vale, a Dramatis Personae, and a two-page printer’s catalogue to rear; ever-so-slight bubbling to cloth; some overall browning internally; a very good example. \u003ci\u003eProvenance\u003c\/i\u003e: Duncan Grant’s ownership name in pencil to the ffep, dated 6th November 1946. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn early edition of Dryden’s heroic play, which was first performed in June 1669, and first published in 1670. It is based on the legend of the martyrdom of St Catherine and the Roman emperor Maximin, who became enraged after her refusal to submit to his violent sexual passions. Reportedly written in just seven weeks, it notably contains some of Dryden's most extravagant heroic verse. The casting of Nell Gwyn as the tyrant's daughter Valeria was particularly well received. When two stagehands came onstage to carry off Valeria's corpse, Gwyn famously jumped up and assumed her genuine identity, still in costume, to deliver the epilogue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis copy from the collection of influential American Literature professor Duncan Grant (1921-1969), who taught at Leeds University from 1960-1969. In his research capacity, he produced a series of papers on figures such as Sterne Dryden, Pope and James Thomson. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e1800226\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57198208876868,"sku":"1800226","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/1800226.jpg?v=1788626402","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/dryden-john-tyrannick-love-or-the-royal-martyr-a-tragedy-1800226","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}