Ben Jonson : Four Comedies
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Format
Paperback / softback
Book Series
Longman Annotated Texts
ISBN-10
058207066X
ISBN-13
9780582070660
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Longman
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 9th, 1997
Print length
710 Pages
Weight
1,066 grams
Dimensions
23.20 x 15.80 x 3.90 cms
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This edition of Ben Jonson's four comedies, Volpone, Epicoene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, places the works in the popular history and culture of the times, (1605xxx;1614), and surveys the influences, classical and contemporary on Jonson as a playwright.
This edition of Ben Jonson''s four middle comedies places the works in the popular history and culture of the times, 1605-1614, and surveys the influences, both classical and contemporary, on Jonson as a playwright. On-the-page annotations recreate the audiences perception of the plays as performances by commenting on the stage-directions, the self-conscious theatricality of characters and scenes, and the vivid colloquialisms of early modern London that give the dialogue a heightened dimension of realism.
Brief introductions to each play discuss the local settings, sources, theatre history and further readings. The general introduction includes a biography of Jonson, a chronology of the plays and masques, and separate essays on each play, dealing particularly with Jonson''s satirical treatments of trends and shams of the day, whether political, social, commercial, or spiritual.
Brief introductions to each play discuss the local settings, sources, theatre history and further readings. The general introduction includes a biography of Jonson, a chronology of the plays and masques, and separate essays on each play, dealing particularly with Jonson''s satirical treatments of trends and shams of the day, whether political, social, commercial, or spiritual.
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