IMITATION AND CONTAMINATION OF CL - Guides Not Commanders

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Harrison
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367474164
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47416-4
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, ART / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PERFORMING ARTS / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights