Tom Harrison

Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the influence of classical authors on Ben Jonson's dramaturgy, with particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman playwrights and satirists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780367498375
• ISBN-10: 0367498375
• Artikelnr.: 70355175

Autorenporträt

Tom Harrison is a Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at Queen's University Belfast.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
References, Translations, and Abbreviations
Introduction: Altered Casrs
Chapter 1. Worlds Out of Words: Jonsonian and Aristophanic Cloudcuckoolands
Chapter 2. Hermaphroditical Authority: Epicene and The Aristophanic Chorus
Chapter 3. Mirror Stages: Satire from Every Man Out of His Humour to
Volpone
Chapter 4. Servants with No Master: Broken Theatregrams in Every Man In His
Humour and The Devil Is an Ass
Conclusion: The Unclosed Circle
Bibliography
Index