{"product_id":"the-selected-plays-of-ben-jonson-volume-2-the-alchemist-bartholomew-fair-the-new-inn-a-tale-of-a-tub-paperback-9780521318426","title":"The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson: Volume 2; The Alchemist, Bartholomew Fair, The New Inn, A Tale of a Tub (Paperback) 9780521318426","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Selected Plays of Ben Jonson: Volume 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Alchemist, Bartholomew Fair, The New Inn, A Tale of a Tub\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Butler's edition is full and informative in its annotations and survey of criticisms to date, and cautiously respectful of Jonsonian punctuation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBen Jonson (Author), Martin Butler (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521318426, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 May 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e556 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21 x 11.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.596 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\"\u003eThis volume brings together four of Ben Jonson's plays, two of his major works - The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and two from his later oeuvre: The New Inn (1629) and A Tale of a Tub (1633). The Alchemist is a major satire on folly and greed, brilliantly plotted and dazzling in its use of language. Bartholomew Fair, possibly Jonson's greatest achievement, reveals a panoramic depiction of London society. The New Inn and A Tale of a Tub suggest a different Jonson, exploring new forms and writing from a profoundly modified perspective. In The New Inn, a romantic comedy overlaid with an atmospheric melancholy and an ethical urgency, Jonson engages seriously for the first time with the conventions of non-satiric comedy. A Tale of a Tub, a riotous farce set in the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, is now widely regarded as a nostalgic Jonsonian pastiche of Elizabethan popular drama. In recent criticism, Jonson's later career has been undergoing considerable reassessment, and this edition is the first that attempts to take this new view of Jonson into account. Dr Butler's edition is full and informative in its annotations and survey of criticisms to date, and cautiously respectful of Jonsonian punctuation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the series\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e THE ALCHEMIST Introductory note Text\u003cbr\u003e BARTHOLOMEW FAIR Introductory note Text\u003cbr\u003e THE NEW INN Introductory note Text\u003cbr\u003e A TALE OF A TUB Introductory note Text\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Textual notes\u003cbr\u003e Additional notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Plays, playscripts [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plays, playscripts\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plays,%20playscripts%20%5BDD%5D%22\"\u003eDD\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":46005827633432,"sku":"9780521318426","price":55.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521318426i_96fbee81-28cd-432b-93f6-23747b4127df.jpg?v=1691375157","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-selected-plays-of-ben-jonson-volume-2-the-alchemist-bartholomew-fair-the-new-inn-a-tale-of-a-tub-paperback-9780521318426","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}