Epicoene - Or, the Silent Woman

Ben Jonson (1572-1637), actor, playwright, satirist, and lyric poet, studied under William Camden at Westminster, worked as a bricklayer, served in the army, and was imprisoned twice--once for sedition and once for murder. Epicoene: or, The Silent Woman (1609) is considered one of his greatest comedies, upon which, along with Volpone (1607), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), his reputation rests. At his death, he was regarded as the leading man of letters in England, and was a major influence on the Cavalier poets, including Robert Herrick, Sir John Suckling, Thomas Carew, and Richard Lovelace. Lester A. Beaurline was professor of English at the University of Virginia. He was an editor of Studies in Bibliography, the works of John Suckling, and (with Fredson Bowers) the plays of Ben Jonson.

About the author

Lester A. Beaurline was professor of English at the University of Virginia. He was an editor of Studies in Bibliography, the works of John Suckling, and (with Fredson Bowers) the plays of Ben Jonson.

Product details

• Authors: L A Beaurline, L. A. Beaurline, Ben Jonson
• Assisted by: L A Beaurline (Editor), L. Beaurline (Editor), L. A. Beaurline (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1966
• EAN: 9780803252660
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-5266-0
• No. of pages: 159
• Series: Regents Renaissance Drama; Regents Renaissance Drama
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies