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Between theater and philosophy : skepticism in the major city comedies of Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton
- Title
- Between theater and philosophy : skepticism in the major city comedies of Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton / Mathew R. Martin.
- Author
- Martin, Mathew R., 1970-
- Publication
- Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses, ©2001.
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Details
- Description
- 191 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Between Theater and Philosophy studies the aggressive, restless, and critical skepticism of the major city comedies of early modern English dramatists Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton. The book places the city comedies in the context of the battle between theater and philosophy declared by Plato's expulsion of theater from his ideal republic."--Jacket.
- Alternative Title
- Skepticism in the major city comedies of Ben Jonson and Thomas Middleton
- Subject
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 > Philosophy
- Middleton, Thomas, -1627 > Knowledge and learning
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 > Knowledge and learning
- Middleton, Thomas, -1627 > Philosophy
- Middleton, Thomas, -1627 > Comedies
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 > Comedies
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
- Middleton, Thomas, -1627
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 > Knowledge > England > London
- Middleton, Thomas, -1627 > Knowledge > England > London
- Jonson, Ben
- Middleton, Thomas
- 1600-1699
- Skepticism in literature
- English drama > 17th century > History and criticism
- English drama (Comedy) > History and criticism
- City and town life in literature
- Learning and scholarship
- City and town life in literature
- English drama
- English drama (Comedy)
- Humorous plays
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Skepticism in literature
- Skeptizismus
- Komödie
- Scepticisme
- Toneelstukken
- Stadscultuur
- London (England) > In literature
- England > London
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-185) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Theater's Janus Face -- 1. Volpone and the Dystopian Turn of Utopian Discourse -- 2. "[B]egot between tirewomen and tailors": Commodified Self-Fashioning in Michaelmas Term -- 3. Epicoene and Knowing by Tradition -- 4. The Rise of Homo economicus in A Trick to Catch the Old One -- 5. Play and Plague in the Alchemist -- 6. Paradox, Wonder, and the Reproduction of Patriarchy in A Chaste Maid in Cheapside -- 7. Skeptical Laughter in the Brave New World of Bartholomew Fair.
- ISBN
- 087413739X
- 9780874137392
- LCCN
- 00053241
- OCLC
- ocm45314540
- 45314540
- SCSB-14681846
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library