New Perspectives on Ben Jonson

New Perspectives on Ben Jonson

Author: James E. Hirsh

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9780838636879

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Alexander Leggatt revisits the issue of the double plot in Volpone and finds that an emphasis on simple thematic parallels between the two plots distorts the dramatic significance of their relationship. As Kate D. Levin shows, conventional critical approaches have obscured both the structural peculiarities that Jonson's plays share with his masques and his occasional disregard of playhouse pragmatism.


Ben Jonson and Posterity

Ben Jonson and Posterity

Author: Martin Butler

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-08

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 110890663X

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Bringing together leading Jonson scholars, Ben Jonson and Posterity provides new insights into this remarkable writer's reception and legacy over four centuries. Jonson was recognised as the outstanding English writer of his day and has had a powerful influence on later generations, yet his reputation is one of the most multifaceted and conflicted for any writer of the early modern period. The volume brings together multiple critical perspectives, addressing book history, the practice of reading, theatrical influence and adaptation, the history of performance, cultural representation in portraiture, film, fiction, and anecdotes to interrogate Jonson's 'myth'. The collection will be of great interest to all Jonson scholars, as well as having a wider appeal among early modern literary scholars, theatre historians, and scholars interested in intertextuality and reception from the Renaissance to the present day.


From Playhouse to Printing House

From Playhouse to Printing House

Author: Douglas A. Brooks

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-12-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780521034869

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Examines how Renaissance dramatists made the difficult transition from playwrights to published authors.


The Alchemist: A Critical Reader

The Alchemist: A Critical Reader

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Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1441180591

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The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson's quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.


The Seventeenth-Century Literature Handbook

The Seventeenth-Century Literature Handbook

Author: Robert C. Evans

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2010-02-10

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0826498507

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One-stop resource offering complete textbook for courses in seventeenth-century literature - progressing from introductory topics through to overviews of current research.


Passionate Playgoing in Early Modern England

Passionate Playgoing in Early Modern England

Author: Allison P. Hobgood

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1107783054

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Allison P. Hobgood tells a new story about the emotional experiences of theatregoers in Renaissance England. Through detailed case studies of canonical plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Kyd and Heywood, the reader will discover what it felt like to be part of performances in English theatre and appreciate the key role theatregoers played in the life of early modern drama. How were spectators moved - by delight, fear or shame, for example - and how did their own reactions in turn make an impact on stage performances? Addressing these questions and many more, this book discerns not just how theatregoers were altered by drama's affective encounters, but how they were undeniable influences upon those encounters. Overall, Hobgood reveals a unique collaboration between the English world and stage, one that significantly reshapes the ways we watch, read and understand early modern drama.


Every Man in His Humour

Every Man in His Humour

Author: Ben Jonson

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2000-10-13

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780719015656

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This is the 1601 quarto version of Ben Jonson's play, set in Florence. The text is edited and modernised, and instead of endorsing the folio version as the superior play, the introduction seeks to understand this version on its own terms.


Ben Jonson and Envy

Ben Jonson and Envy

Author: Lynn S. Meskill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-04-16

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0521517435

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This book examines the centrality of envy in the works of Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's greatest literary rival.


The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature

The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature

Author: Patrick Cheney

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-10-29

Total Pages: 803

ISBN-13: 019107778X

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The Oxford History of Classical Reception (OHCREL) is designed to offer a comprehensive investigation of the numerous and diverse ways in which literary texts of the classical world have stimulated responses and refashioning by English writers. Covering the full range of English literature from the early Middle Ages to the present day, OHCREL both synthesizes existing scholarship and presents cutting-edge new research, employing an international team of expert contributors for each of the five volumes. OHCREL endeavours to interrogate, rather than inertly reiterate, conventional assumptions about literary 'periods', the processes of canon-formation, and the relations between literary and non-literary discourse. It conceives of 'reception' as a complex process of dialogic exchange and, rather than offering large cultural generalizations, it engages in close critical analysis of literary texts. It explores in detail the ways in which English writers' engagement with classical literature casts as much light on the classical originals as it does on the English writers' own cultural context. This second volume, and third to appear in the series, covers the years 1558-1660, and explores the reception of the ancient genres and authors in English Renaissance literature, engaging with the major, and many of the minor, writers of the period, including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser, and Jonson. Separate chapters examine the Renaissance institutions and contexts which shape the reception of antiquity, and an annotated bibliography provides substantial material for further reading.


The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature

The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature

Author: David Hopkins

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 803

ISBN-13: 0199547556

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The Oxford History of Classical Reception (OHCREL) is designed to offer a comprehensive investigation of the numerous and diverse ways in which literary texts of the classical world have stimulated responses and refashioning by English writers. Covering the full range of English literature from the early Middle Ages to the present day, OHCREL both synthesizes existing scholarship and presents cutting-edge new research, employing an international team of expert contributors for each of the five volumes. OHCREL endeavours to interrogate, rather than inertly reiterate, conventional assumptions about literary 'periods', the processes of canon-formation, and the relations between literary and non-literary discourse. It conceives of 'reception' as a complex process of dialogic exchange and, rather than offering large cultural generalizations, it engages in close critical analysis of literary texts. It explores in detail the ways in which English writers' engagement with classical literature casts as much light on the classical originals as it does on the English writers' own cultural context. This second volume, and third to appear in the series, covers the years 1558-1660, and explores the reception of the ancient genres and authors in English Renaissance literature, engaging with the major, and many of the minor, writers of the period, including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser, and Jonson. Separate chapters examine the Renaissance institutions and contexts which shape the reception of antiquity, and an annotated bibliography provides substantial material for further reading.