Money, magic and the theatre were powerful forces in early modern England. Money was acquiring an independent, efficacious agency, as the growth of usury allowe

Money, magic and the theatre were powerful forces in early modern England. Money was acquiring an independent, efficacious agency, as the growth of usury allowe

"This volume considers three powerful ideological forces in early modern England: money, magic and the theatre. With the authorization of usury, financial value

Working Subjects in Early Modern English Drama investigates the ways in which work became a subject of inquiry on the early modern stage and the processes by wh

This landmark collection of newly-commissioned essays by leading international scholars, offers expert close readings of Shakespeare and other early modern auth