The Alchemist: The Yale Ben Jonson Series
Autor Ben Jonson Editat de Alvin Kernanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 1977
In none of Ben Jonson’s plays is Renaissance heroic humanism converted to comic reality more obviously and successfully than in The Alchemist. Here the aspiration of the Renaissance to control and remake the world is imaged as a great swindle, alchemy. Jonson parodies philosophers, scientists, the new Protestantism, the great Renaissance merchant adventurers, and the ages’ ideals of military valor and impassioned love. His characters are comic versions of the ways in which the Renaissance sought power, knowledge, and pleasure—they are also a remarkably realistic cross section, ranging from servant through knight, of London’s life. One of the most popular of Jonson’s plays during his lifetime and a favorite throughout the seventeenth century, The Alchemist, was first produced in 1610.
In his introduction, Alvin B. Kernan skillfully conveys the vitality and ultimate power of this difficult play. The glosses and explanatory notes clarify Jonson’s language, with all its references to classical and alchemical literature and the contemporary London underworld. In Appendix I, Mr. Kernan discusses Jonson’s use of alchemy and provides a glossary of alchemical terms. Appendix II includes a discussion of the text, sources, and stage history of the play.
In his introduction, Alvin B. Kernan skillfully conveys the vitality and ultimate power of this difficult play. The glosses and explanatory notes clarify Jonson’s language, with all its references to classical and alchemical literature and the contemporary London underworld. In Appendix I, Mr. Kernan discusses Jonson’s use of alchemy and provides a glossary of alchemical terms. Appendix II includes a discussion of the text, sources, and stage history of the play.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300017366
ISBN-10: 0300017367
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 130 x 203 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Seria The Yale Ben Jonson Series
ISBN-10: 0300017367
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 130 x 203 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Seria The Yale Ben Jonson Series
Caracteristici
On-page commentary notes provide a wealth of useful information
Notă biografică
The editor, Elizabeth Cook, is the author of the fiction Achilles (Methuen), editor of Dekker and Middleton's The Roaring Girl for the New Mermaids and of the Oxford Authors' John Keats. She has lectured at the universities of Essex and Leeds and now works freelance.
Recenzii
'Ben Johnson's timeless satire.'
Descriere
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The play script of Jonson's satirical farce, including an extensive introduction, with biographical notes and information about the staging of the play, as well as detailed notes beneath the text on each page.
The play script of Jonson's satirical farce, including an extensive introduction, with biographical notes and information about the staging of the play, as well as detailed notes beneath the text on each page.
Cuprins
Cambridge Literature; Introduction; The Alchemist; Resource notes; Further reading.