John Masefield in 1912, a drawing by William Strang
The Tragedy of Pompey the Great is a play by John Masefield, based on the later career of the Roman general and politician Pompey the Great and covering the period between 50-48 BCE, from his decision to fight Julius Caesar to his assassination in Egypt.
The play premiered at the Aldwych Theatre on 4 December 1910[1] and was published the same year by Sidgwick and Jackson.[2] A revised version was published in 1914.[3] In 1950 the play was filmed for television for the BBC Sunday Night Theatre.[4]
^The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (1972), vol.4, column 306
^The Tragedy of Pompey the Great, London, 1910
^English Drama 1900-1930, CUP 1973, Part 1, p.819
^BFI
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