AG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Eikonoklastes, Ben Jonson, The Roaring Girl
21 Jul 2020
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Session 3: early modern drama/prose: early modern drama, city comedies, capitalism and the rise of capitalism in early modern period. Economic transition from feudal social order to early forms of capitalism in the early modern period. Growth of cities: percentage of people living in towns (>5000 inhabitants) rose from c. Feudal: governed by strict hierarchies and obligations, born into particular position, land-based economic system, growth of cities, rich and powerful merchant class, long distance trade use of money became essential. Early capitalism: built on private ownership, investment, london manufacturing and commerical city, governed by representatives by middle class of merchant and traders. Growth of city comedy: conflicts between aristocracy and rising middle classes; urban life styles of many different social groups; new capitalist and mercantile value system. Setting of the comedies in shops, markets, pubs, private houses, communal puildings, guild halls. Important representatives: thomas dekker ( the shoemaker"s holiday , 1599; with.
