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sadcypress

shine a light

Oct 22, 2009 18:17

There's nothing quite like settling in to a long evening with the Early Modern Anti-theatricalist Brigade of Brigands. Tonight, I've got Philip Stubbes taking the hot seat, who rails against stage plays after twice as long spent discussing the current state of women's clothing. Luckily, since he's a cheery fellow, he's cast his diatribe in ( Read more... )

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angevin2 October 22 2009, 23:27:14 UTC

Have you gotten to William Prynne yet? Because he is BATSHIT INSANE. It's kind of awesome.

(I did my MA thesis on Ben Jonson and antitheatricality, and I kind of love this stuff.)

sadcypress October 22 2009, 23:30:12 UTC

Oh trust me, he's next. I know the crazy well from my undergrad thesis, which flirted with the anti-theatrical debate. That's why I picked this topic as my presentation week for my Theory class- I love it, even if this is the WORST WEEK POSSIBLE as far as my overloaded schedule is concerned...

angevin2 October 22 2009, 23:35:58 UTC

That's right -- I read your undergrad thesis (which was very good). :D

There is a lot of Stubbes in the Measure for Measure article I am sporadically working on, actually. It's all about queering the Puritans. Fun!