Tragicomic redemptions : global economics and the early modern English stage / Valerie Forman.

Author/creator Forman, Valerie
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008.
Description279 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600. --History and criticism.
Economics in literature.
Literature and globalization.
Literature and society--England.
Drama--Economic aspects. --England.
Theater--Economic aspects. --England.
Theater--England. --History. --16th century.
Theater--England. --History. --17th century.

Contents Stasis and insularity in The merchant of Venice and Twelfth night -- The voyage out: Pericles -- Poverty, surplus value, and theatrical investment in The winter's tale -- Captivity and "free" trade: Fletcher's The island princess and English commerce in the East Indies in the early 1600s -- Balance, circulation, and equity in the "prosperous voyage" of The renegado -- Webster's The devil's law-case, the limits of tragicomic redemption, and tragicomedy's afterlife.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
LCCN 2008004163
ISBN9780812240962 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0812240960 (acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR 658.E35 F67 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold