The study uses a model of drama informed by structuralist communications theory while also drawing on the rhetorical theory of affects to develop a method for analyzing emotion in drama. The historical section examines the relationship between jealousy and intrigue in drama between 1750 and 1800 based on 50 canonical and popular dramatic works.

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Anja Schonlau, Univ. of Göttingen, Germany.