Sex and Satiric tragedy in early Modern england

Penetrating Wit

gaBriel a. rieger Concord University, USA

 Gabriel A. Rieger 2009 all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. gabriel a. rieger has asserted his moral right under the copyright, designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by ashgate Publishing limited Wey Court East Union Road Farnham Surrey, GU9 7PT england www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data rieger, gabriel a. Sex and satiric tragedy in early modern England: penetrating wit. (Studies in performance and early modern drama) 1. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 15001600 History and criticism. 2. English drama 17th century History and criticism. 3. English drama (Tragedy) History and criticism. 4. Satire, English History and criticism. 5. Dramatists, English Early modern, 15001700 Language. 6. Discourse analysis, Literary. 7. Language and sex Great Britain History 16th century. 8. Language and sex Great Britain History 17th century. i. title ii. Series 822.05120903-dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data rieger, gabriel a. Sex and satiric tragedy in early modern england: penetrating wit / by gabriel a. rieger. p. cm. (Studies in performance and early modern drama) includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4094-0029-5 (hardback: alk. paper) 1. English drama (Tragedy)History and criticism. 2. Sex in literature. 3. English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 15001600History and criticism. 4. English drama17th centuryHistory and criticism. 5. Satire, EnglishHistory and criticism. I. Title. PR658.T7R55 2009 822.0512093538dc22 ISBN: 9781409400295 (hbk) ISBN: 9780754698791 (ebk.II) ashgate Publishing company Suite 420 101 Cherry Street Burlington VT 05401-4405 USa

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List of Figures Acknowledgements introduction: Sex, Stoicism, and Satyre: the roots of Satiric tragedy 1 2 3 4 You Go Not Till I Set You Up A Glass: The Death of Elizabeth and the Languages of Gender deep ruts and Foul Sloughs: Sexually descriptive language and the Narrative of Disease Ill Have My Will: Frustrated Desire and Commercial Culture I Am Worth No Worse A Place: Service, Subjugation, and Satire viii ix 1 29 53 77 101 125 131 133 139

Conclusion: Erotic Aggression and Satiric Tragedy Appendix Works Cited Index