The Alchemist - Couverture souple

Jonson, Ben

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1316612481 ISBN 13 : 9781316612484

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Originally published in 1928, this book presents the text of The Alchemist by Ben Jonson. An editorial introduction is included, along with extensive notes. Spelling and punctuation are occasionally modernised and a few passages are omitted, but aside from this the text of William Gifford's 1816 edition is followed. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in English theatre and early modern literature.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English playwright, poet, actor, and literary critic of the 17th century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric poetry; he is generally regarded as the second most important English playwright during the reign of James I after William Shakespeare. Jonson was a classically educated, well-read and cultured man of the English Renaissance with an appetite for controversy (personal and political, artistic and intellectual) whose cultural influence was of unparalleled breadth upon the playwrights and the poets of the Jacobean era (1603–1625) and of the Caroline era (1625–1642).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1316612481
• ISBN 13: 9781316612484
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Éditeur: Kingsford R. J. L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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