Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland, bola anglická poetka, prekladateľka a dramatička. Od mlada bola známa svojou učenosťou a znalosťou jazykov. Jej tvorba skúma zložité ľudské vzťahy a mocenské štruktúry prostredníctvom dramatických a prekladateľských diel, čo z nej robí pozoruhodnú postavu rannej modernej literatúry. Jej písanie sa vyznačuje intelektuálnou hĺbkou a štylistickou zručnosťou.
A transcript of the first original play by a woman to be published in England. Included with the play is a biography, also written in the 1600s, by one of the playwright's daughters, which enriches contemporary knowledge of both domestic and religious conflict in the 17th century.
The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry is a Jacobean closet drama by Elizabeth Tanfield Cary. This edition includes the complete play script with notes beneath the text, as well as an extensive introduction, including biographical notes, textual details, and information about the staging of the play.