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Know Thy Side": Propaganda and Parody in Jonson's Staple of News
- ELH
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 75, Number 1, Spring 2008
- pp. 135-149
- 10.1353/elh.2008.0007
- Article
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Abstract
Argues that Jonson's 1626 comedy The Staple of News contains a parody, and a detailed critique of, Thomas Middleton's 1624 political satire A Game At Chess. Examines the relevance of the episode to the structure and intent of The Staple of News as a whole, and sets both plays in historical context. Concludes that Jonson's objections to Middleton's play were stylistic and political, in that A Game At Chess can be regarded as pro-war propaganda; discusses the particular reasons for Jonson's aversion to such propaganda.
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