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University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
Valerie Forman contends that three seemingly unrelated domains--new economic theories and practices; the discourses of Christian redemption; and the rise of tragicomedy as the stage's most popular genre--were together crucial to the formulation of a...
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Valerie Forman contends that three seemingly unrelated domains--new economic theories and practices; the discourses of Christian redemption; and the rise of tragicomedy as the stage's most popular genre--were together crucial to the formulation of a new and paradoxical way of thinking about loss and profit in relationship to one another. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction. The Economics of Redemption: Theories of "Investment" and Early Modern English Tragicomedy -- Part I. Tragicomedy and Generic Expansion -- 1. Stasis and Insularity in The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night -- 2. The Voyage Out: Pericles -- 3. Poverty, Surplus Value, and Theatrical Investment in The Winter's Tale -- Part II. Eastern Engagements -- 4. Captivity and "Free" Trade: Fletcher's The Island Princess and English Commerce in the East Indies in the Early 1600s -- 5. Balance, Circulation, and Equity in the "Prosperous Voyage" of The Renegado -- Epilogue. Webster's The Devil's Law-Case, the Limits of Tragicomic Redemption, and Tragicomedy's Afterlife -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction. The Economics of Redemption: Theories of ""Investment"" and Early Modern English Tragicomedy""; ""Part I. Tragicomedy and Generic Expansion""; ""1. Stasis and Insularity in The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night""; ""2. The Voyage Out: Pericles""; ""3. Poverty, Surplus Value, and Theatrical Investment in The Winter's Tale""; ""Part II. Eastern Engagements""; ""4. Captivity and ""Free"" Trade: Fletcher's The Island Princess and English Commerce in the East Indies in the Early 1600s""
""5. Balance, Circulation, and Equity in the ""Prosperous Voyage"" of The Renegado""""Epilogue. Webster's The Devil's Law-Case, the Limits of Tragicomic Redemption, and Tragicomedy's Afterlife""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Acknowledgments""