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- Title
The Socio-Politics of London Comedy from Jonson to Steele.
- Authors
Hume, Robert D.
- Abstract
The essay examines the different ways a wide variety of 17th century English plays satirized the culture and politics of London, England. The author identifies seven types of satire present in these plays, including amusing antics, angry satire, and ambiguous critique. Playwrights discussed include Ben Jonson and Richard Steele.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; LONDON (England); ENGLISH satire; ENGLISH drama (Comedy); CITIES &; towns in literature; ANGER in literature; DRAMA criticism; ENGLISH literature; LITERARY criticism; SEVENTEENTH century; MANNERS &; customs
- Publication
Huntington Library Quarterly, 2011, Vol 74, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
0018-7895
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1525/hlq.2011.74.2.187