Chapters in this book

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