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The Alchemist and Other Plays - Volpone, or The Fox; Epicene, or The Silent Woman; The Alchemist; Bartholemew Fair (Hardcover)
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The Alchemist and Other Plays - Volpone, or The Fox; Epicene, or The Silent Woman; The Alchemist; Bartholemew Fair (Hardcover)
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This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies in one
volume. Volpone, which was first performed in 1606, dramatizes the
corrupting nature of greed in an exuberant satire set in
contemporary Venice. The first production of Epicene marked the end
of a year-long closure of the theatres because of an epidemic of
Plague in 1609; its comedy affirms the consolatory power of
laughter at such a time. The Alchemist (1610) deploys the metaphors
of alchemical transformation to emphasize the mutability of the
characters and ther relationships. In Bartholomew Fair (1614)
Jonson ebroils the visitors to the fair in its myriad temptations,
exposing the materialistic impulses beneath the apparent godliness
of jacobean Puritans. Under the General Editorship of Michael
Cordner of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been
newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and
punctuation. Stage directions have been added to facilitate the
reconstruction of the plays' performance, and there is a scholarly
introduction, detailed annotation, and a glossary.
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