Jonsonians Living Traditions

Name: Jonsonians Living Traditions
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ISBN: 9780754606109

ISBN-10: 0754606104

ISBN-13: 9780754606109

Edition: 2003

Authors: Brian Woolland

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This series presents original research on theatre histories and performance histories; the time period covered is from about 1500 to the early 18th century. These essays focus exclusively on the theatricality of Ben Jonson's dramatic output.

Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Plates and Figures


List of Contributors


A Note on Editions


Acknowledgements


General Editor's Preface



Introduction




Jonsonian Theatre



Poetaster: Jonson and his Audience




Sejanus his Fall: Does Arruntius Cry at Night?




Bartholomew Fair: All the Fun of the Fair




The New Inn and The Magnetic Lady: Jonson's Dramaturgy in the Caroline Context




Sons and Daughters of Ben



The Playwriting Sons of Ben: Nathan Field and Richard Brome




'This Play will be mine A[rse]': Aphra Behn's Jonsonian Negotiations




Daughters of Ben




Jonsonians in the Modern Period



Embarrassments to the Tidy Mind: John Arden and Ben Jonson




'A deal of monstrous and forced action': Joe Orton and Ben Jonson




His very own Ben: Peter Barnes and Ben Jonson




The Language of Carnival: Strategies of Overthrowing from Ben Jonson to Caryl Churchill




'Real but not Realistic': Alan Ayckbourn and Ben Jonson




Tricksters, Hucksters and Suckers: Jonsonian Cinema



Bibliography


Index