Poetaster by Tom Cain
Set in Ancient Rome, "Poetaster" offers one of the first and most subtle statements in English of the Augustan cultural ideal. Jonson contrasts Augustus' wise rule with an English polity dominated (like the stage) by malice, intrigue and envy. This text examines these different strands so skilfully interwoven by Jonson, and argues for a reassessment of "Poetaster" as one of the most ideologically interesting of all early modern plays. The accompanying explanatory notes guide the reader through the personal and political illusions which gave the play its immediate satirical impact.-
Doctor Faustus, A- and B- Texts 1604
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The Roaring Girl
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Antonio and Mellida
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle
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Edward the Second
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Sejanus, His Fall
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The Maid's Tragedy
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The Shoemaker's Holiday
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A Game at Chess
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Love's Cure, or The Martial Maid
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Volpone, or The Fox
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Love's Victory
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Galatea and Midas
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Endymion
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Eastward Ho
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Love's Sacrifice
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Sir Thomas More
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Mother Bombie
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A Trick to Catch the Old One
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Philaster: or Love Lies A-Bleeding
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Every Man in His Humour
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The Woman in the Moon
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Tamburlaine the Great
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David and Bathsheba
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The Staple of News
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The Devil is an Ass
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Bussy D'Ambois
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The Parnassus Plays
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The Queen, or the Excellency of Her Sex
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Tis Pity She's a Whore
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Dick of Devonshire
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The Troublesome Reign of John, King of England
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An Humorous Day's Mirth
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The First and Second Parts of King Edward Iv
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The Magnetic Lady
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All Fools
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Thierry and Theodoret
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Thomas of Woodstock
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Dido, Queen of Carthage
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The Lady's Trial
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The False One
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The Massacre at Paris
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Love's Metamorphosis
Tom Cain is Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of East Anglia
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780719016370 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719016371 |
| Title | Poetaster |
| Author | Tom Cain |
| Series | The Revels Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 1996-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |