Theatre, Finance and Society in Early Modern England

ISBN-13: 9780521640312 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 214 str.

Theodore B. Leinwand; Stephen Orgel; Anne Barton

Opis

This innovative study examines emotional responses to socio-economic pressures in early modern England, as they are revealed in plays, historical narratives and biographical accounts of the period. These texts yield fascinating insights into the various, often unpredictable, ways in which people coped with the exigencies of credit, debt, mortgaging and capital ventures. Leinwand discusses plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, Heywood and Massinger, pairing them with writings about the finances of royalty and aristocrats, privateers, theatrical entrepreneurs and debtors.

Recenzje

"The renewed interest...has enriched and complicated our understanding of the early modern period and its literature...Leinwand's accounts...are impressive in their detail..." Renaissance Quarterly

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Introduction: affective economies; 1. Credit crunch; 2. Debt restructuring; 3. Mortgage payments; 4. Venture capital; Afterword; Notes; Index.