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Ben Jonson: A Collection of Critical Essays
Ben Jonson A Collection of Critical Essays Author:Jonas A. Barish O rare Ben Jonson! So reads the epitaph in Westminster Abbey, expressing the high regard in which this Elizabethan "angry man" was held by his contemporaries. Bricklayer, soldier, duelist, poet, playwright, scholar, Ben Jonson found himself throughout his career engaged in stormy friendships, literary polemics, and theatrical feuds. Yet his comi... more »c genius enabled him to combine a realistic portrayal of the London of his day with strict observation of classical unities.
The 20th century has broght a new response to this indignant Elizabethan, rediscovering in his works the comic brilliance that dazzled his own century. This volume views such masterpieces as "Volpone," "The Alchemist" and "Every Man In His Humour" through modern eyes. It includes:
Ben Jonson T.S. Eliot
Morose Ben Jonson Edmunc Wilson
Tradition and Ben Jonson L.C. Knights
An Introduction to Ben Jonson Harry Levin
Unifiying Symbols in the Comedy of Ben Jonson Ray L. Heffner, Jr.« less