Theatre, Finance and Society in Early Modern England

by Theodore B. Leinwand

Book Overview

This interesting 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. Plays discussed include Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Timon of Athens,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521034663
• ISBN13: 9780521034661
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"