Lucius Junius Brutus; Father of his Country

Lucius Junius Brutus; Father of his Country is a Restoration tragedy play by Nathaniel Lee from 1680. It depicts the life of Roman statesman Lucius Junius Brutus.[1]

Reception

The play became controversial at court and was suppressed after its third performance due to some lines from the character of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (last king of Rome) that were taken to be a reflection on King Charles II.[2]

Legacy

It served as an inspiration for the play The Tragedy of Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin by John Howard Payne.[3]

References
  1. Psychological Myth as Tragedy: Nathaniel Lee's "Lucius Junius Brutus". Huntington Library Quarterly
  2. Terry Trainor. Bedlam. St. Mary of Bethlehem
  3. Tice L. Miller; Entertaining the Nation: American Drama in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries - page: 51
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