This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling. Stage directions have been added to help actors and directors reconstruct the play the way it would have been performed in the seventeenth century, and the introduction, notes, and glossary further bring to life these timeless comedies for the modern reader.
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Ben Jonson (c. 1572-1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. Gordon Campbell is at University of Leicester.
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This review is from: The Alchemist and Other Plays: Volpone, or The Fox; Epicene, or The Silent Woman; The Alchemist; Bartholomew Fair (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)
The paper versions of Oxford World Classics are excellent. They have excellent notes which appear at the end of the book that are keyed to line numbers in the text. The line numbers have been stripped from the Kindle version! This doesn't really matter because the Kindle has no significant hyperlinking. From what I can tell the Kindle screen is excellent but the software is primitive and only good for reading something without any references or footnotes. Amazon has a way to go before I'll buy a Kindle. Does anyone at Oxford know what Amazon has done to their publication? Run away Oxford! Kindle is winning you no friends!
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Never (most equal sisters) had any man a wit so presently excellent, as that it could raise itself, but there must come both matter, occasion, commenders, and favourers to it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
most honoured fathers, tou art, master parson, principal comedians, whose warrant, grave fathers, lawful calling, mild oath, master doctor, yes faith, good gentlemen Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir John, Sir Amorous, Sir Dauphine, Exit Face, Master Littlewit, Mistress Grace, Master Truewit, Enter Face, Jack Daw, Adam Overdo, Signor Corvino, Sir Epicure, Dame Pliant, Master Winwife, Exit Mosca, Lady Haughty, Master Clerimont, Master Quarlous, Pray God, Sir Pol, Captain Whit, Enter Subtle, Exit Subtle, Master Morose, Master Overdo New!
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Never (most equal sisters) had any man a wit so presently excellent, as that it could raise itself, but there must come both matter, occasion, commenders, and favourers to it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
most honoured fathers, tou art, master parson, principal comedians, whose warrant, grave fathers, lawful calling, mild oath, master doctor, yes faith, good gentlemen Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir John, Sir Amorous, Sir Dauphine, Exit Face, Master Littlewit, Mistress Grace, Master Truewit, Enter Face, Jack Daw, Adam Overdo, Signor Corvino, Sir Epicure, Dame Pliant, Master Winwife, Exit Mosca, Lady Haughty, Master Clerimont, Master Quarlous, Pray God, Sir Pol, Captain Whit, Enter Subtle, Exit Subtle, Master Morose, Master Overdo New!
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- Bartholomew Fair (Revels Plays Student Editions) by Ben Jonson on 9 pages
- The Spanish Tragedy (New Mermaids) by Thomas Kyd on 5 pages
- Every Man in His Humour, Second Edition (New Mermaids) by Ben Jonson in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Revelation (New Testament Guides) by John M. Court in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Alchemist (New Mermaids) by Ben Jonson in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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