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The story comes from the Second Book of Samuel and tells of the incestuous passion of Amnon, David's eldest son, for his half-sister, Tamar and the subsequent murder of Amnon by his brother Absolom. Amnon's lust is set in the context of complementary passions of ambition and revenge, reflected in Absolom and Tamar respectively. The play explores King David's conflict between justice and mercy when confronted with these tragic events. It is a work of constantly changing perspectives in which tragedy and comedy, instead of being simply juxtaposed, are blended in a highly original way. Tirso's play is one of the earliest treatments of a theme that has continued to be an inspiration for such modern writers as the novelist Dan Jacobson in The Rape of Tamar and the dramatist Peter Shaffer in Jonadab.
Parallel Spanish text and English translation.
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randall skiles
reviewed Tamar's Revenge (La venganza de Tamar) on November 11, 2018
Tamar's Revenge (La venganza de Tamar)
This week I finally got round to checking out Peer Gynt
A celebrated rhymed drama by Henrik Ibsen, inn't?
To get the full effect, you need to read it in Norwegian
Or possibly translated to other languages of that region
Earlier epics in verse, I can think the author built on
But I'd be willing to bet a krona that none of them was Milton
(As a neighboring country might perhaps say, fy fan,
A work that's a good deal closer is Byron's Don Juan.)
Gynt is a liar, a blackguard, a general cad
Somehow we're left feeling that he's really not so bad
When he treats women like dirt, he always does it with a smile
Like Flashman, we forgive him, since he has a sense of style
Is it existentialist philosophy? We're led a merry dance
Some parts are, you'll have gathered, unsuitable for maiden aunts
Others may be based on ancient tales of troll and elf
All the same it resembles nothing quite so much as itself
Does it sound like this review? No, honestly, not at at all!
Since I can't write like Ibsen, I've copied McGonagall
Well perhaps a tiny bit. He can't resist a terrible rhyme
And like the Scot, he'll be remembered for a very long time.
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