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OverviewA fast-paced whirlwind of fantasy and mockery confined to a single room, The Alchemist offers a witty culmination of Jonson's experiments with city comedy. The play has been widely recognized as one of the most impressive achievements of the period's theatre; Coleridge famously described it as one of the three most perfect plots in literature. Yet it is a notoriously difficult play: its alchemical language has aged into obscurity, and its insiderly humour can seem impenetrable to students approaching it for the first time. This comprehensively annotated edition translates and illuminates the play's many pleasures and shows how Jonson's cynical, street-wise wit resonates with our contemporary sensibilities. Pollard highlights the play's witty ingenuity, while offering the information and guidance to enable students to understand and enjoy The Alchemist fully. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tanya Pollard (Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, USA) , Tanya PollardPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare ISBN: 9781472531995ISBN 10: 147253199 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 19 October 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of illustrations General editors’ preface Preface Introduction Jonson in 1610 London Alchemy Sex, Generation and Family Literary Alchemy: Collaborating with Authors Alchemy of Place: London, Blackfriars, Playhouse Staging Revivals: Collaborating Across Periods Staging the Page: Textual History Later Editions Folio Paratext THE ALCHEMIST Appendix: Casting The Alchemist Abbreviations and References Abbreviations used in notes Works by and partly by Shakespeare Works by and partly by Jonson Editions of The Alchemist collated Other works cited IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTanya Pollard is Professor of English at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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