Almyna: or, The Arabian Vow. A Tragedy

Almyna is a she-tragedy that was written during the Restoration by Delarivier Manley. The play was first performed in 1706, and in the following year it was published . In the play's preface, Manley characterizes the play as a fable , noting her primary influences for the play as the life of Caliph Valid Almanzor, as well as The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, which was translated into French by Antoine Galland in 1704 .