Shakespeare, Jonson, Moliere: The Comic Contract

Cover; Shakespeare, Jonson, Molière; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on Texts and Translations; Introduction; 1 The Comic Contract; 2 The Triumph of Nature; 3 Comic Controllers; 4 Quacks and Conmen; 5 The Language of Courtship; 6 Monstrous Regiment; 7 Follies and Crimes; 8 Two Plays in Search of an Audience; 9 Conflicting Contracts; Conclusion; Translations; Notes; Bibliography; Index