Jonson and the Psychology of Public Theater: To Coin the Spirit, Spend the Soul
Author:   John Gordon Sweeney
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2907
ISBN:  

9780691640167


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Jonson and the Psychology of Public Theater: To Coin the Spirit, Spend the Soul


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This book is a study of Ben Jonson's relationship with his audience in the public theater, as the relationship changed in the course of his career from the comical satires to Bartholomew Fair Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   John Gordon Sweeney
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2907
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9780691640167


ISBN 10:   0691640165
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Introduction. The Self-Seeking Spectator, pg. 1*Chapter One. The Comical Satires, pg. 17*Chapter Two. Sejanus: The People's Beastly Rage, pg. 47*Chapter Three. Volpone: ""Fooles, They Are the Onely Nation Worth Mens Envy, or Admiration."", pg. 70*Chapter Four. Epicene: ""I'le Doe Good To No Man Against His Will."", pg. 105*Chapter Five. The Alchemist: ""Yet I Put My Selfe on You"", pg. 125*Chapter Six. Bartholomew Fair: Jonson's Masque for the Multitude, pg. 157*Chapter Seven. Beyond Bartholomew Fair, pg. 190*Conclusion. The Theater of Self-Interest, pg. 207*Notes, pg. 229*Index, pg. 241"

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