Metadrama and the informer in Shakespeare and Jonson / Bill Angus.

Author
Angus, Bill [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Description
233 pages ; 25 cm

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    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.
    Bibliographic references
    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.
    ISBN
    • 1474415113 ((hardback))
    • 9781474415118 ((hardback))
    • 1474431607
    • 9781474431606
    LCCN
    2016590327
    OCLC
    950057049
    International Article Number
    • 9781474415118
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