The Impact of Militarism and Social Mobility on the Construction of Masculinity in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama: From Warrior

This study offers an original analysis of the drama of Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson to illustrate how military technology altered the social place and role of military personnel, moving away from the image of a sword-bearing warrior to a finely dressed, cultured courtier. This study should appeal to scholars interested in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama and gender studies.