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The Devil Is an Ass: And Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Jonson, Ben

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9780198132295: The Devil Is an Ass: And Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0198132298 ISBN 13: 9780198132295
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

A quintesstential selection of the dramatic work of Ben Jonson, this edition features the plays Poetaster, Sejanus, The Devil is An Ass, and New Inn. Jonson's work is renowned for its wit and biting religions and social commentary these four plays are no exception. The plays featured in this edition have been freshly edited from the earliest printed texts. The introduction focuses on the interaction between poet and state authority, and the need for new productions of these rarely performed classics from our dramatic heritage.

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About the Author

Ben Jonson (c. 1572-1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. M. J. Kidnie is at South Bank University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198132298
ISBN 13 
9780198132295
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
576
Editor
Kidney Margaret Jane
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