Ben Jonson Complete Drama Plays - Volpone The Fox Alchemist Epicoene Every Man Out Of His Humour The Poetaster Sejanus: His Fall Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems Cynthia's Revels Every Man In His Humour

by Ben Jonson

Overview

He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Foxe (1605), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy (1614), and for his lyric poetry; he is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I.

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Contents
Every Man In His Humour (1598)
Cynthia's Revels (1610)
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems (1892)
Sejanus: His Fall (1603)
The Poetaster (1610)
Every Man Out Of His Humour (1599)
Epicoene (1609)
The Alchemist (1610)
Volpone or, The Fox (1606)

The Alchemist (1610)
The difference between the plot of The Alchemist and the plot of tragedy is not a difference of logical structure. It is simply a difference of attitude toward life. Tragedy treats of characters and events seriously, under the inexorable domination of the law of fate, while comedy treats of characters and events humorously, under the exorable adjustment of social conventions.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150136304
Publisher:	ANEBook Publishing
Publication date:	12/10/2014
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