Tyrannick Love
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Tyrannick Love
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Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr is a tragedy by John Dryden in rhymed couplets, first acted in June 1669, and published in 1670. It is a retelling of the story of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and her martyrdom by the Roman Emperor Maximinus, the "tyrant" of the title, who is enraged at Catherine's refusal to submit to his violent sexual passion. Dryden reportedly wrote the play in only seven weeks. Nell Gwyn played the tyrant's daughter Valeria, and spoke "what must be the most amusing epil
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Restoration heroic tragedy by John Dryden
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannick_Love
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2022-07-03T18:43:11Z
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