Penitent brothellers
Subtitle: grace, sexuality, and genre in Thomas Middleton's City comedies
By: Herbert Jack Heller.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Newark; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627 -- Comedies.; Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627 -- Religion.; City and town life in literature.; Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Christian drama, English -- History and criticism.; Literary form -- History -- 17th century.; City and town life in literature.; Grace (Theology) in literature.; Repentance in literature.; Calvinism in literature.; Sex in literature.; Comedy.; London (England) -- In literature.
Description: "Panitent Brothellers focuses on the recurring incidents of repentance and conversion in Thomas Middleton's major comedies. Panitent Brothel's conversion in a Mad World, My Masters and Sir Walter Whorehound's repentance in A Chaste Maid in Cheapside are familiar examples of behavior that, while having precedents with St. Augustine and St. Paul, had been newly described by Luther and Calvin.".

"This study emphasizes close readings of Middleton's city comedies to reveal the importance of repentance and conversion in his theology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.