Bringing together four of the most popular and widely studied of Ben Jonsons plays; this anthology focuses on the city comedies for which Jonson is best known today: The Alchemist (edited by Elizabeth Cook); Volpone (edited by Robert N. Watson); Bartholmew Fair (edited by G.R. Hibbard) and Epicoene or The Silent Woman (edited by Roger Holdsworth). Today Jonsons works are widely considered to be amongst the best produced in his period. The new introduction by Robert N. Watson explores the plays in the context of early modern theatre; culture and politics; as well as providing a guide to the language; characters and themes. On-page commentary notes gloss the text in greater detail; making this the ideal edition for study and classroom use.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good bookBy momofmanyMy son is a technical theater/costume student and seems to love this book. He said there is a lot of good info in there as well as a lot of nonsense; whatever "nonsense" means. He did not want to return it; so I think that is a good sign.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful pictures.By M. SmithVery informative! Beautiful pictures..thank you!
