The Alchemist and Other Plays - Volpone, or The Fox; Epicene, or The Silent Woman; The Alchemist; Bartholemew Fair (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1995
First published:	May 1987
Authors:	Ben Jonson
Editors:	Gordon Campbell (Professor of English)
Dimensions:	224 x 148 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	558
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-812150-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > English (including English as a school subject) > English literary criticism > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	0-19-812150-4
Barcode:	9780198121503

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