The Devil is an Ass (The Revels Plays) - Tapa blanda

Johnson, BEN; Jonson, Ben; Middleton, Thomas

 
9780719030901: The Devil is an Ass (The Revels Plays)
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ISBN 10: 0719030900 ISBN 13: 9780719030901
Editorial: Manchester University Press, 1999

Sinopsis

This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson’s life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its political background and its textual history. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson’s own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index. The play is seen in its historical and political context, by linking it with late medieval and Elizabethan plays, as well as with the Jacobean stage. The text is meticulously and reliably edited, with modernized spelling for today’s reader. A commentary is provided to explain difficult or significant passages. The stage history of the play also includes very recent productions.

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Peter Happé is a Retired Principal of Barton Peveril Sixth Form College and Visiting Fellow, School of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Southampton.

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Following the widely-acclaimed staging of The Devil is an Ass by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1995-96, this authoritative edition is now available in paperback with a new Preface about the production. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson's own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index. No other edition covers such a range of material. The play is seen in its historical and political context, by linking it with late medieval and Elizabethan plays, as well as with the Jacobean stage. The text is meticulously and reliably edited, with modernised spelling for today's reader. A commentary is provided to explain difficult or specially significant passages. The stage history of the play also includes recent productions.

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This edition of "The Devil is an Ass" (1616) aims to provide an insight into Jonson's life and work, the theatrical qualities of the play, its political background and its textual history. In his introduction, Peter Happe looks at the special place of the play in Jonson's own life, his interest in London, the theatrical setting of the play and its sources and analogues. There are critical and explanatory commentaries and a glossarial index. The play is seen in its historical and political context, by linking it with late medieval and Elizabethan plays, as well as with the Jacobean stage. The text is meticulously and reliably edited, with modernized spelling for today's reader. A commentary is provided to explain difficult or significant passages. The stage history of the play also includes very recent productions.

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Editorial
Manchester University Press
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0719030900
ISBN 13 
9780719030901
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
256
Editor
Happe Peter
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