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Ben Jonson - Dramatist (Paperback)
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Ben Jonson - Dramatist (Paperback)
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Since 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.
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