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edocfu_9958352325502883
Format:
1 online resource (272 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812202199
Content:
Sick Economies: Drama, Mercantilism, and Disease in Shakespeare's England teases out the double helix of the pathological and the economic in two seemingly disparate spheres of early modern textual production: drama and mercantilist writing.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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1 The Asian Flu; Or, The Pathological Drama of National Economy --
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2 Syphilis and Trade: Thomas Starkey, Thomas Smith, The Comedy of Errors --
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3 Taint and Usury: Gerard Malynes, The Dutch Church Libel, The Merchant of Venice --
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4 Canker/Serpego and Value: Gerard Malynes, Troilus and Cressida --
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5 Plague and Transmigration: Timothy Bright, Thomas Milles, Volpone --
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6 Hepatitis/Castration and Treasure: Edward Misselden, Gerard Malynes, The Fair Maid of the West, The Renegado --
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7 Consumption and Consumption: Thomas Mun, The Roaring Girl --
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8 Afterword: Anthrax, Cyberworms, and the New Ethereal Economy --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202199
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202199
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