Ben Jonson RevisedTwayne Publishers, 1999 - 293 من الصفحات The essays here, selected with that in mind, offer detailed readings of all the major plays, Sejanus, Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair as well as the poems and later plays only recently recovered as genuinely engaging pieces for the stage. Collectively they demonstrate why interest in Jonson is higher today than at any time since his death."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... human society . Wits , on the other hand , know themselves and thereby the world about them . Such knowledge makes them able both to perceive and to uphold desirable social values . The conclusion of the Prologue states this theme ...
... human society . Wits , on the other hand , know themselves and thereby the world about them . Such knowledge makes them able both to perceive and to uphold desirable social values . The conclusion of the Prologue states this theme ...
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... human nature and in society . Moreover , the epilogue raises troubling questions of audience complicity in such a state of affairs , as Face throws himself on the mercy of the audience : And though I am cleane Got off , from Subtle ...
... human nature and in society . Moreover , the epilogue raises troubling questions of audience complicity in such a state of affairs , as Face throws himself on the mercy of the audience : And though I am cleane Got off , from Subtle ...
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... human beings : The prerequisite for self - knowledge is acceptance of the fact that human nature is so flawed as to make judgment tentative at best . Although this recognition of human limitations may seem grim and pessimistic in the ...
... human beings : The prerequisite for self - knowledge is acceptance of the fact that human nature is so flawed as to make judgment tentative at best . Although this recognition of human limitations may seem grim and pessimistic in the ...
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