Acknowledgements Note on Editions Used Introduction PART I: REPUBLICS - FAKE AND GENUINE Roman Frames of Mind 'Saying Something About Venice' PART II: THEATRICAL REPUBLICS The Alternative Commonwealth of Women Republicanism and Theatre The Republic in the Fair PART III: THEATRICAL COMMONWEALTHS AND COMMUNITIES The Commonwealth of Hell: The Devil is an Ass The Commonwealth of Paper: Print, News, and The Staple of News Alternative Societies: The New Inn and the Late Plays Local Government and Personal Rule in A Tale of a Tub Conclusion: The End of T] his Commonwealth Does Not Forget the Beginning Notes Bibliography Index.
About the Author
Julie Sanders is Lecturer in English at Keele University.