HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Philip Massinger, Eikonoklastes, James Vi And I
15 Dec 2020
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Problem plays tragicomedies that defy generic classification and often do not really have a happy ending. 3. 1. 1 city comedies, capitalism and the rise of the middle class. Transition from feudal (hierarchic) social order to early forms of capitalism (trade made money essential) in the early modern period. Slow increase of mobility between social classes governed by representants of new, rich merchant class. City comedies take up issues that are relevant to merchant class. Topics: conflicts between aristocracy and rising middle classes; urban life styles of many different social groups; new capitalist and mercantile value systems. Verse and prose are used to depict different social classes. Important representatives: thomas dekker, thomas middleton, ben jonson, philip massinger. Typical features: no difference in dignity and self-worth between social classes. Three different sets of values: aristocracy: conservative and invested in traditional values (e. g. national honor, middle class: business minded capitalist values and ideas, artisans: strong community values coherent community.
