Jonson and the psychology of public theatre : to coin the spirit, spend the soul / John Gordon Sweeney
1985, First Edition. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press. Fine cloth copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and age-rubbed dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #409141
ISBN: 0691066221
Physical description; xi, 243 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Preface -- Introduction. The Self-Seeking Spectator -- Chapter One. The Comical Satires -- Chapter Two. Sejanus: The People's Beastly Rage -- Chapter Three. Volpone: "Fooles, They Are the Onely Nation Worth Mens Envy, or Admiration." -- Chapter Four. Epicene: "I'le Doe Good To No Man Against His Will." -- Chapter Five. The Alchemist: "Yet I Put My Selfe on You" -- Chapter Six. Bartholomew Fair: Jonson's Masque for the Multitude -- Chapter Seven. Beyond Bartholomew Fair -- Conclusion. The Theater of Self-Interest. Subjects; Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637 Criticism and interpretation. Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637. Theater audiences England History 17th century. Authors and theater England. Drama Psychological aspects. Authority in literature. Drama in English Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637. Drama in English Jonson, Ben Critical studies. Theater audiences England History 17th century. Authors and theater England. Authority in literature.
Price: €30.00