Mark Dawson, who attended the University of Auckland (New Zealand), is a scholar in early modern history.

"...interesting and original." - SEL: Studies in English Literature

• Part I. Gentility and Power: 1. The citizen cuckold and the London repertoire; 2. Confronting ambiguities of genteel birth and city wealth; 3. Genteel authority and the virtue of commerce; Part II. The Social Microcosm of London's Playhouses: 4. Stratifying the playhouse; 5. Excluding the riff-raff; 6. Profiles of the genteel and rich; Part III. Gentility as Culture: 7. The fop as social upstart; 8. Suspect sexuality and the fop; 9. Succession crises and the politics of foppery; Part IV. Managing the Theatre's Social Discourse: 10. Society and the Collier controversy; 11. Caught in the act: promiscuous players and blushing spectators; 12. Rival claims to a genteel authorship.

Mark Dawson, who attended the University of Auckland (New Zealand), is a scholar in early modern history.

"...interesting and original." - SEL: Studies in English Literature

• Part I. Gentility and Power: 1. The citizen cuckold and the London repertoire; 2. Confronting ambiguities of genteel birth and city wealth; 3. Genteel authority and the virtue of commerce; Part II. The Social Microcosm of London's Playhouses: 4. Stratifying the playhouse; 5. Excluding the riff-raff; 6. Profiles of the genteel and rich; Part III. Gentility as Culture: 7. The fop as social upstart; 8. Suspect sexuality and the fop; 9. Succession crises and the politics of foppery; Part IV. Managing the Theatre's Social Discourse: 10. Society and the Collier controversy; 11. Caught in the act: promiscuous players and blushing spectators; 12. Rival claims to a genteel authorship.

Mark Dawson, who attended the University of Auckland (New Zealand), is a scholar in early modern history.

"...interesting and original." - SEL: Studies in English Literature

• Part I. Gentility and Power: 1. The citizen cuckold and the London repertoire; 2. Confronting ambiguities of genteel birth and city wealth; 3. Genteel authority and the virtue of commerce; Part II. The Social Microcosm of London's Playhouses: 4. Stratifying the playhouse; 5. Excluding the riff-raff; 6. Profiles of the genteel and rich; Part III. Gentility as Culture: 7. The fop as social upstart; 8. Suspect sexuality and the fop; 9. Succession crises and the politics of foppery; Part IV. Managing the Theatre's Social Discourse: 10. Society and the Collier controversy; 11. Caught in the act: promiscuous players and blushing spectators; 12. Rival claims to a genteel authorship.