Thomas May's The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse (1631)
The First Modernized and Annotated Edition

Edited by Angelica Vedelago

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Tudor and Stuart Translations 32

Modern Humanities Research Association

  Summer 2025

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Thomas May’s The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse was printed in 1631 by Thomas Harper in a single octavo edition for the publisher Benjamin Fisher and was probably composed between 1627 and 1630. As there is no record of performance, some scholars tend to consider it a closet play, thereby connecting it to an elite culture. This first modern-spelling and annotated edition of the first English dramatic adaptation of the Antigone myth in England will contribute to the reassessment of the significance of Thomas May as a playwright.

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Vedelago, Angelica (ed.), Thomas May's The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse (1631): The First Modernized and Annotated Edition, Tudor and Stuart Translations, 32 (MHRA, 2025)

First footnote reference: 35 Thomas May's The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse (1631): The First Modernized and Annotated Edition, ed. by Angelica Vedelago, Tudor and Stuart Translations, 32 (MHRA, 2025), p. 21.

Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Vedelago, p. 47.

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Vedelago, Angelica (ed.). 2025. Thomas May's The Tragedy of Antigone, The Theban Princesse (1631): The First Modernized and Annotated Edition, Tudor and Stuart Translations, 32 (MHRA)

Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Vedelago 2025: 21).

Example footnote reference: 35 Vedelago 2025: 21.

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