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Ben Jonson, John Marston and early modern drama : satire and the audience /

"This book examines the influence of John Marston, typically seen as a minor figure among early modern dramatists, on his colleague Ben Jonson. While Marston is usually famed more for his very public rivalry with Jonson than for the quality of his plays, this book argues that such a view of Mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yearling, Rebecca Kate, 1979- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Subjects:
Marston, John, > 1575?-1634 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637 > Criticism and interpretation.
Theater > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Theater > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
English drama > 17th century > History and criticism.
Satire, English > History and criticism.
Theater audiences > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Theater audiences > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637.
Marston, John, > 1575?-1634.
English drama.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan.
Satire, English.
Theater.
Theater audiences.
Great Britain.
1500 - 1699
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Why does Marston Matter?
  • The Problem of the Audience
  • The Playwrights and the Audience
  • Dramatic Satire and the Crisis of Authority
  • John Marston: Provoking the Audience
  • Jonson and Marston: 'I write just in thy vein, I'.