Publicity and the Early Modern Stage: People Made Public

1. Introduction Allison K. Deutermann (Baruch College, CUNY) and Musa Gurnis (Washington University, St Louis).- Part One: People Made Public. 2. Local Characters Onstage and Off Musa Gurnis (Washington University in Saint Louis). 3. Bodies Public: The Roaring Girl and the Rise of Celebrity Matthew Hunter (Texas Tech University). 4. Celebrity No-Show: John Taylor's The Great Eater of Kent Karen Raber (University of Mississippi). 5. Jonson's Ridicule of Shakespeare in "To the Reader" of The Alchemist James P. Bednarz (Long Island University).- Part Two: Imaginary People and the Social Imaginary. 6. Fictional Celebrities and the Repertory System Richard Preiss (University of Utah). 7. Robert Armin's Nest of Ninnies and the Public Punchline Adhaar Noor Desai (Bard College). 8. Extravagant and Wheeling Characters Allison K. Deutermann (Baruch College, CUNY).- Part Three: Knowing Audiences. 9. Coriolanus in the Marketplace Piers Brown (Kenyon College). 10. "Methinks I see the brave Hieronimo!": Dramatic Convention and Audience Experience in the London Commercial Theater Lauren Robertson (Columbia University). 11. Afterword Joe Roach (Yale University).