Synopses & Reviews
An accessible, up-to-date introduction to the life and works of poet and dramatist Ben Jonson.
Review
"...intelligently conservative, mistrustful of fads and grandiose gestures, plain but commanding in its use of language, teaching the present with respect for the past--in other words, a very suitable companion for Ben Jonson." Ben Jonson Journal"This volume in the Cambridge Companion series is a helpful aid in achieving a truer picture of what [Jonson] was about.... The Cambridge contributors have effectively balanced a review of basic issues and themes with an array of particular insights which will be profitable for further discussion." Sixteenth Century Journal"An exemplary student guide." Studies in English Literature
Table of Contents
Chronology of Jonsonâs life and dates of works; 1. True relation: the life and career of Ben Jonson Sara van den Berg; 2. Jonsonâs London and its theatres Martin Butler; 3. The court Leah S. Marcus; 4. Learning Robert Young; 5. Satiric styles Richard Dutton; 6. The major comedies David Bevington; 7. Late plays Richard Harp; 8. Jonson and Shakespeare Russ McDonald; 9. Jonson and the arts Stephen Orgel; 10. The folio of 1616 James Riddell; 11. Classicism John Mulryan; 12. Poetry Ian Donaldson; 13. Jonsonâs criticism Stanley Stewart; 12. The critical heritage Robert Evans.