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Lifetime: 1784 - 1854 Passed: ≈ 171 years ago

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Writer

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Thomas Noon Talfourd

Books by Thomas Noon Talfourd

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Ion

Mythology Drama Tragedy
Drama Victorian literature Ancient Greece Classical literature Theater Greek tragedy Copyright Breeches Roles Ellen Terry Charlotte Cushman William Macready Covent Garden

Ion is a tragic drama set in ancient Greece, written by the Victorian lawyer and playwright Thomas Noon Talfourd. The play explores themes of honor, duty, and the consequences of fate. Ion, a young man of noble lineage, is raised in ignorance of his...