The Devil is an Ass
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The Revels Plays
ISBN-10
0719030900
ISBN-13
9780719030901
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 21st, 1999
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
334 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 14.40 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Plays, playscriptsLiterary studies: c 1500 to c 1800Literary studies: plays & playwrights
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This edition contains an introduction which looks at the special place of the play in Jonson's own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. It also includes critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index.
This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson''s life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its political background and its textual history. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson''s own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index. The play is seen in its historical and political context, by linking it with late medieval and Elizabethan plays, as well as with the Jacobean stage. The text is meticulously and reliably edited, with modernized spelling for today''s reader. A commentary is provided to explain difficult or significant passages. The stage history of the play also includes very recent productions.
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