Thomas Middleton and the Plural Politics of Jacobean Drama
represents the first sustained study of Middleton's dramatic works
as responses to James I's governance. Through examining Middleton's
poiesis in relation to the political theology of Jacobean London,
Kaethler explores early forms of free speech, namely parrhesia, and
rhetorical devices, such as irony and allegory, to elucidate the
ways in which Middleton's plural art exposes the limitations of the
monarch's sovereign image. By drawing upon earlier forms of
dramatic intervention, James's writings, and popular literature
that blossomed during the Jacobean period, including news
pamphlets, the book surveys a selection of Middleton's writings,
ranging from his first extant play The Phoenix (1604) to his
scandalous finale A Game at Chess (1624). In the course of this
investigation, the author identifies that although Middleton's
drama spurs political awareness and questions authority, it
nevertheless simultaneously promotes alternative structures of
power, which manifest as misogyny and white supremacy.
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