‘To enlarge everything as a poet’: Drama and history in John Marston's The Wonder of Women, or, The Tragedie of Sophonisba

This article advances two arguments about Marston's use and appropriation of history in The Wonder of Women, or, The Tragedie of Sophonisba. First, it argues that Marston transforms Sophonisba from a problematic femme fatale into a virtuous woman whose constancy in the face of adversity contras...

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Published in:	Orbis litterarum Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 439 - 451
Main Author:	Zirak‐Schmidt, David Hasberg
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2025
Subjects:	gender history history play John Marston Sophonisba
ISSN:	0105-7510, 1600-0730
Online Access:	Get full text
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