Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson
Title | Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Harrison |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2022-10-12 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1000798747 |
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. It illuminates the interdependence of the aspects of Jonson’s creative personality by considering how classical performance elements, including the Aristophanic ‘Great Idea,’ chorus, Terentian/Plautine performative strategies, and ‘performative’ elements from literary satire, manifest themselves in the structuring and staging of his plays. This fascinating exploration contributes to the ‘performative turn’ in early modern studies by reframing Jonson’s classicism as essential to his dramaturgy as well as his erudition. The book is also a case study for how the early modern education system’s emphasis on imitative-contaminative practices prepared its students, many of whom became professional playwrights, for writing for a theatre that had a similar emphasis on recycling and recombining performative tropes and structures.
'Guides Not Commanders'
Title | 'Guides Not Commanders' PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Harrison |
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Release | 2017 |
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Influence of Ben Jonson on English Comedy, 1598-1642
Title | Influence of Ben Jonson on English Comedy, 1598-1642 PDF eBook |
Author | Mina Kerr |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | English drama |
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Ben Jonson's Parodic Strategy
Title | Ben Jonson's Parodic Strategy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert N. Watson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2013-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780674366503 |
Traces the life of the English poet and dramatist, describes the background of his times, and discusses Jonson's major works.
The Influence of Plautus on the Comedies of Ben Jonson
Title | The Influence of Plautus on the Comedies of Ben Jonson PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Patience Lumley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | English drama (Comedy) |
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Apologie for Bartholmew Fayre
Title | Apologie for Bartholmew Fayre PDF eBook |
Author | Freda Liverant Townsend |
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Pages | 120 |
Release | 1966 |
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The Jonson Allusion-book
Title | The Jonson Allusion-book PDF eBook |
Author | Jesse Franklin Bradley |
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Pages | 672 |
Release | 1922 |
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