Jakub Boguszak

The Self-Centred Art

Ben Jonson's Parts in Performance

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Produktbeschreibung

The Self-Centred Art is a study of the plays of Ben Jonson and the actors who first performed in them.This book addresses Jonson's dealings with the actors as well as the printers of his plays and supplements the discussion of different types of parts with a colourful range of case studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780367515638
• ISBN-10: 0367515636
• Artikelnr.: 69895210

Autorenporträt

Jakub Boguszak is a Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Theatre at the University of Southampton, UK. His published work includes studies of Shakespeare, Jonson, and early modern drama in performance and in print.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Reconstructing Jonson's parts
2 Jonson's revisions
3 Jonson among the actors
4 Spectating parts
Case study: 'Cupid' (Cynthia's Revels (Q))
5 Humorous parts: sweet fools
Case study: 'Polish' (The Magnetic Lady)
6 Humorous parts: bitter fools
Case study: 'Adam Overdo' (Bartholomew Fair)
7 Apprentice parts
Case study: 'Frances Fitzdottrel' (The Devil Is an Ass)
8 Plotting parts
Case study: 'Catiline' (Catiline)
9 All parts assembled
Case study: The Alchemist 4.6-4.7
10 Taking the measure of Jonson's plays
11 Conclusion
12 Bibliography
Appendix 1: Actors' Parts in Case Studes
'Cupid' (Cynthia's Revels (Q))
'Polish' (The Magnetic Lady)
'Adam Overdo' (Bartholomew Fair)
'Frances Fitzdottrel' (The Devil Is an Ass)
'Catiline' (Catiline)
The Alchemist 4.6-4.7
Appendix 2: Sizes of Actors' parts in Jonson's plays
Index