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Metadrama and the informer in Shakespeare and Jonson / Bill Angus.
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Angus, Bill
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English
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Description
233 pages ; 25 cm
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PR658.I33 A54 2016
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Informers
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In literature
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
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Criticism and interpretation
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Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637
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Criticism and interpretation
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Summary note
Have you ever wondered what was really going on in the inner-plays, secret overhearing, and tacit observations of early modern drama? Taking on the shadowy figure of the early modern informer, this book argues that far more than mere artistic experimentation is happening here. -- Amazon.com.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Hamlet's 'lawful espials' : metadrama, tainted authority and the ubiquitous informer
Every man in and out : metadramatic ideals and harsh realities
Sympathy for the informer ; Iago, Volpone and other metadramatic authors
'Masters both of arts and lies' : metadrama and the informer in Poetaster and Sejanus
Falstaff, Hal, Cariolanus : metadrama and the authority of policy
'Three cranes, Mitre, and mermaid men' : metadramatic self-deprecation and authority in Bartholomew Fair
'Ministers of fate' : politics oversight and ideal authorities
Onstage overviews ; metadrama and the information market.
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ISBN
1474415113 ((hardback))
9781474415118 ((hardback))
1474431607
9781474431606
LCCN
2016590327
OCLC
950057049
International Article Number
9781474415118
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