 | Stage-Wrights: Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, and the Making of Theatrical Value Subjects: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan 1500–1600 -- History and criticism; Theater and society -- England -- History -- 16th century; Theater and society -- England -- History -- 17th century; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; "Yachnin's implicit claim here is that Shakespeare, Jonson, and Middleton in effect created the basic institutions of the commercial theater along with the social habitus of the cultural consumer. An important and badly needed contribution to the field of early modern studies."--Michael Bristol, McGill University Paul Yachnin is Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies and Director of the Early Modern Conversions Project at McGill University. |
