Ben Jonson : Four Comedies PDF
by Ben Jonson, Helen Ostovich
Part of the Longman Annotated Texts series
Description
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.
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- Pages:712 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:11/06/2014
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- ISBN:9781317897927
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:712 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:11/06/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781317897927
