{"product_id":"ben-jonson-dramatist-paperback-9780521277488","title":"Ben Jonson; Dramatist (Paperback) 9780521277488","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBen Jonson\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDramatist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnne Barton gives a reading of the plays that re-evaluates Ben Jonson as a dramatist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnne Barton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521277488, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 July 1984\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e388 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince the Romantic period, Jonson has been an author more respected than read. Frequently compared with Shakespeare, he usually suffers unfairly from the comparison. In this book Anne Barton gives a reading of the plays which completely re-evaluates Jonson as a dramatist. Describing in detail his experimentation with different comic styles and his changing relationship to other Elizabethan and Jacobean poets, particularly Shakespeare, she brings us closer than ever before to Jonson as a man, and as a great artist in comedy. The book proceeds chronologically, play by play, examining such important topics as Jonson's treatment of women, trust among individuals, father and son relationships, and proper names. Anne Barton argues that, despite his espousal of classical principles of decorum and restraint, Jonson was always drawn temperamentally towards the irregular, romantic Elizabethan tradition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and chronology of plays\u003cbr\u003e 1. Jonson and the Elizabethans\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Case Is Altered and Every Man In His Humour\u003cbr\u003e 3. The comical satires\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sejanus and Volpone\u003cbr\u003e 5. Epicoene\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Alchemist\u003cbr\u003e 7. Catiline\u003cbr\u003e 8. Names: the chapter interloping\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bartholomew Fair\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Devil Is An Ass\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Staple of News and Eastward Ho!\u003cbr\u003e 12. The New Inn\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Magnetic Lady\u003cbr\u003e 14. Harking back to Elizabeth: Jonson and Caroline nostalgia\u003cbr\u003e 15. A Tale of A Tub\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Sad Shepard\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000178528536,"sku":"9780521277488","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521277488i_d5e21fb9-5e6e-4800-826b-cd9769898ecb.jpg?v=1691374389","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ben-jonson-dramatist-paperback-9780521277488","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}