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2. Mystifying the Tyrant and Enforcing the Text: Impossible Combinations in Sejanus
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Note on Texts ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Secret Places in Renaissance Drama 15
- 2. Mystifying the Tyrant and Enforcing the Text: Impossible Combinations in Sejanus 32
- 3. The Play of Conspiracies in Volpone 57
- 4. Private Lies, Public Notice: Epicoene and Theatrical Deception 78
- 5. The New Face of Secrecy in The Alchemist 105
- 6. Catiline's Conspiracy and the Problem of Containment 130
- 7. State-Decipherers and Politique Picklockes: Interpretation as Self-Replication in Bartholomew Fair 145
- Conclusion 171
- Notes 179
- Works Cited 213
- Index 227
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Note on Texts ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Secret Places in Renaissance Drama 15
- 2. Mystifying the Tyrant and Enforcing the Text: Impossible Combinations in Sejanus 32
- 3. The Play of Conspiracies in Volpone 57
- 4. Private Lies, Public Notice: Epicoene and Theatrical Deception 78
- 5. The New Face of Secrecy in The Alchemist 105
- 6. Catiline's Conspiracy and the Problem of Containment 130
- 7. State-Decipherers and Politique Picklockes: Interpretation as Self-Replication in Bartholomew Fair 145
- Conclusion 171
- Notes 179
- Works Cited 213
- Index 227
