{"product_id":"the-queen-of-scots-2","title":"The Queen of Scots","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment of her spectacular death on the scaffold, the story of Mary Queen of Scots became nothing short of a sensation across Europe. She was executed on 8 February 1587, and her death was the climax of a captivity that lasted over eighteen years. Shortly after the event, Federico Della Valle, one of Italy’s most accomplished dramatists of the time, composed \u003ci\u003eLa reina di Scotia \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Scots\u003c\/i\u003e), a tragedy depicting the final hours of the Scottish queen’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its restrained tone, streamlined action, and refined poetic language, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Scots\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among the very best of early modern Italian drama. In this book, Fabio Battista provides an English-language annotated edition of Della Valle’s work, accompanied by a comprehensive introduction exploring the fictional afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots from the early modern period to today. The volume also includes the English translation of a widely circulated letter detailing the queen’s momentous execution. Made available to an English-speaking audience for the first time, this tragedy is the earliest dramatic reworking of the death of Mary Queen of Scots in a modern vernacular, spearheading a tradition that endures to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"By Federico Della Valle\u003cBR\u003eIntroduction, translation, and notes by Fabio Battista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575633019062,"sku":"9781487545109","price":43.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781487545109.jpg?v=1727456700","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-queen-of-scots-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}