Green Gowns and Crimson Petticoats: Prostitution and the Satire of Material Desire in Middleton and Jonson
This paper explores representations of prostitution and the satirical criticism of material desire in Thomas Middleton’s Michaelmas Term (1604) and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (1613) and Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair (1614). In Michaelmas Term, a “pestiferous pander” lures a beautiful country lass to...
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The International Academic Forum
2018-12-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship |
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| Online Access: | https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-literature-and-librarianship/volume-7-issue-1/article-4/ |