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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... society . More specifically , he believed that the aim of comedy was the exposure of those vices and follies that weaken society and disrupt the web of human relationships necessary to a commonwealth . Consequently , his comedies ...
... society . More specifically , he believed that the aim of comedy was the exposure of those vices and follies that weaken society and disrupt the web of human relationships necessary to a commonwealth . Consequently , his comedies ...
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... 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 , although ...
... 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 , although ...
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... society in which conventional sexual distinctions are reversed , blurred , or comically exaggerated . The bizarre cast of minor characters exemplifies this society's unsettled sexual attitudes . These characters are , in varying degrees ...
... society in which conventional sexual distinctions are reversed , blurred , or comically exaggerated . The bizarre cast of minor characters exemplifies this society's unsettled sexual attitudes . These characters are , in varying degrees ...
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