Theatre, finance, and society in early modern England / Theodore B. Leinwand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leinwand, Theodore B., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 31.

Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

Economics in literature.

Literature and society--England--History--16th century.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism.

Finance--England--History--16th century--Sources.

Finance.

Finance--England--History--17th century--Sources.

Finance in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Theatre, Finance & Society in Early Modern England

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, Jonson's The Alchemist and Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts. They are paired with writings by and about the finances of the corrupt Earl of Suffolk, the privateer Walter Raleigh, the royal agent Thomas Gresham, theatre entrepreneur James Burbage, and the Lord Treasurer Lionel Cranfield. Leinwand's new readings of these texts reveal a blend of affect and cognition concerning finance that includes nostalgia, anger, contempt, embarrassment, tenacity, bravado and humility.

Contents:

Introduction: affective economies

1. Credit crunch

2. Debt restructuring

3. Mortgate payments

4. Venture capital.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11600-7

0-521-03466-3

1-280-16191-4

0-511-11719-1

0-511-14969-7

0-511-30980-5

0-511-48367-8

0-511-05135-2

OCLC:

50648743