Ben Jonson

List of contents

Acknowledgements; A Note on the Text; Preface; 1. False Creations 2. The Dead Sea of Life 3. Images of Society 4. Virtue’s Labyrinth 5. Judgement and Transformation 6. The Poet as Character 7. Art and its Context; Conclusion; Notes; Index

About the author

John Palmer

Summary

While most critical writing on Jonson concentrates on the plays, poems or masques seen in isolation, this title, first published in 1981, ranges across the genres to explore Jonson’s vision as a whole.

Product details

• Authors: Palmer, John Palmer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2017
• EAN: 9781138236080
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23608-0
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama; Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights