Volpone

Literature & Fiction

JONSON, Ben

Halio, Jay L. (editor)

Dramas & Plays

University of California Press

Ben Jonson is above all the realist. Comedies such as The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair are transcripts in accurate detail of the daily life of London in the reign of James I. Jonson lived his life in the heart of the city, and knew it to the core; hence the perfection of his local color. And this same local color, which renders Jonson scomedies of exceptional interest to the student of those times, is the greatest obstacle in the way of Jonson spopularity. Not the only one to be sure his very high intellectual level is another but still the main hindrance. Most difficult of all his plays in local color is The A lchemist, for alchemy and its professors no longer figure in the popular eye. If literature is the index of civilization and I think it should be so treated then it is the work of the editor to make that index accurately legible. To this end care has been taken to present the text exactly as Jonson left it. The atmosphere of the times, especially with regard to alchemy, has been sought after, and an effort has been made to bring that now forgotten belief into such light as shall make this satire upon it intelligible.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

The alchemist; (Fountainwell drama texts, 4)

Oliver & Boyd

This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies: Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair.

The Alchemist (Fountainwell Drama Texts)

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd 1968. (Fountainwell Drama Texts)

Bartholomew Fair

Oliver and Boyd

Bartholomew Fair has a twofold interest. It furnishes a picture, inimitable in its varied realism, of one of the most characteristic scenes of Elizabethan London. It also reflects not a little the personality of Jonson as he moved, a man among men, and enjoyed to the full the rough, hearty life of the middle and lower classes of the metropolis. Consequently, though the play is not artistic in the highest sense, and is avowedly light in character, it holds a place of importance in Jonson swotk and in the Elizabethan drama. Of the playwrights of his time, Jonson especially made London his province and of all his plays Bartholomew Fair is the most local matmosphere. This quality, though constituting the chief excellence of the comedy, is to-day the greatest hindrance to an intelligent appreciation of it. A ccordingly, in the Introduction and the Notes I have dwelt particularly on what concerned the life and thought of the people. In such a study contemporary literature, as well as later scholarship, is of course invaluable, and much of the Introduction and Notes will be found to be but a restatement, and a bringing together, of what is not new, nor altogether unfamiliar.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Bartholomew Fair; (The Fountainwell drama texts, no. 19)

His adoption of classical ideals was combined with a vigorous interest in contemporary life and a strong faith in native idiom. Within the urbane elegance of his verse forms he contrived a directness and energy of statement clearly related to colloquial speech, and this characteristic fusion of restraint and vitality gave to the seventeenth-century lyric its most distinctive quality. As well as the entire body of Jonson's non-dramatic verse, extensively annotated, this edition contains many of the songs from his plays and masques and his translation of 'Horace, of the Art of Poetry'. His 'Conversations with Drummond', which adds much to our sense of the man, appears as an Appendix, as does 'Discoveries'; together they shed valuable light on Jonson's poetic theory and practice. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)

History & Criticism

Penguin Classics

Four Jacobean City Plays (Penguin Classics)

Middleton, Thomas

Massinger, Philip

Marston, J.

This collection of plays by Ben Jonson contains: "Every Man in his Humour", about the sexual fantasies of London's citizens; "Sejanus", a dramatization of the Jacobean system of censorship; "Volpone", a look at the seedier side of Venice; and "Epicone", the tale of a misogynist.

Volpone and Other Early Plays

Penguin Uk

Four English Comedies of the 17th and 18th Centuries: Volpone; The Way of The World; She Stoops to Conquer; The School For Scandal

GOLDSMITH, OLIVER

SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY

Congreve, William

Penguin??Books

As well as the entire body of Jonson's non-dramatic verse, extensively annotated, this edition contains many of the songs from his plays and masques and his translation of 'Horace, of the Art of Poetry.' His 'Conversations with Drummond,' which adds much to our sense of the man, appears as an appendix, as does 'Discoveries'; together they shed valuable light on Jonson's poetic theory and practice.

The Complete Poems

Poetry

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