Rape of Lucrece, Version 2
- Length
- 1 h 33 min
- Chapters
- 2
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Narratives
- First published
- 1632
A tale in verse recounting Tarquin's subterfuge and sexual assault of the wife of his best friend and comrade-in-arms Collatine, leading to the agonising mortification of Lucrece and her consequent suicide, and the ensuing political and personal upheavals in the state of Rome. - Summary by Peter Tucker
Chapters
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