Jonson's Magic Houses - Essays in Interpretation (Hardcover)

Ben Jonson was commonly regarded during his lifetime and the century following his death as a writer whose powers were equal, if not superior, to those of Shakespeare. By the middle of the eighteenth century, however, his reputation had sharply declined: while Shakespeare was increasingly venerated as a type of original genius, Jonson was contrastingly seen as a writer of patchy and derivative talents, excessively devoted to the authors of antiquity and to the social minutiae of his age, anxiously resentful of his great and 'gentle' rival. This popular, formalized contrast of the two men's characters and abilities profoundly affected the subsequent reputations of both Shakespeare and Jonson. In his new collection of biographical, critical, and historical essays, Ian Donaldson challenges many long-held and recent assumptions about the nature of Jonson's personality and creative achievement, offering fresh readings of his life and art.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 1997
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	Ian Donaldson (Grace I Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University; and Fellow)
Dimensions:	225 x 145 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-818394-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-818394-1
Barcode:	9780198183945

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