Jacobean City Comedy (Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama)

By: Brian Gibbons

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Synopsis: The first decade of the Jacobean age witnessed a sudden profusion of comedies satirizing city life; among these were comedies by Ben Jonson, John Marston and Thomas Middleton, as well as the bulk of the repertory of the newly-established children’s companies at Blackfriars and Paul’s. The playwrights self-consciously forged a new genre which attracted London audiences with its images of folly and vice in Court and City, and hack-writing dramatists were prompt to cash in on a new theatrical fashion. This study, first published in 1980, examines ways in which the Jacobean city comedy reflect on the self-consciousness of audiences and the concern of the dramatists with Jacobean society. This title will be of interest of students of Renaissance Drama, English Literature and Performance.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 196 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351982290
Related ISBNs:: 9781138279964, 9781315270517, 9781138279957
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/01/23
Copyrighted By:: Brian Gibbons
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.