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

Author/creator Gieskes, Edward, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoNewark : University of Delaware Press, ©2006.
Description365 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 345-358) and index.
LCCN 2005016236
ISBN0874139295 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780874139297

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR658.P375 G54 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold