Representing the professions : administration, law, and theater in early modern England

Representing the professions : administration, law, and theater in early modern England / Edward Gieskes.

Author/creator	Gieskes, Edward, 1968-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Newark : University of Delaware Press, ©2006.
Description	365 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 --History and criticism. English drama--17th century --History and criticism. Professions in literature. Literature--History and criticism --Theory, etc. Professions--England --History --16th century. Professions--England --History --17th century. Lawyers in literature.

Contents	"To sound the depths of what thou wilt profess" : the professions in early modern England -- "I mean to learn" : status and service in the history plays -- "This! why it outfrowns ink!" : social conflict and the legal profession -- "The art of revels hath a settled place in the city" : the revels, civic drama, and the theater professions -- "Honesty and vulgar praise" : the poet's war and the literary field -- Conclusions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-358) and index.
LCCN	2005016236
ISBN	0874139295 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780874139297

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PR658.P375 G54 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold