The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson 7 Volume Set - Hardcover

Jonson, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521782465 ISBN 13: 9780521782463

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson presents Jonson's complete writings in the light of current editorial thinking and recent scholarly interpretation and discovery. It provides a clear sense of the shape, scale, and variety of the entire Jonsonian canon, including plays, court masques and entertainments, poems, prose works and letters. The texts, which are edited in modern spelling, appear in chronological sequence. They have been freshly established from a comprehensive survey of manuscripts and printed sources. Each is accompanied by an introduction containing essential information about its date, sources, and interpretation and is supported by detailed on-page commentary and collation. The Edition presents Jonson's texts in a form which combines thoroughness of explanation with readability. It explicates his works fully in the light of modern scholarship, making them accessible to students, scholars, theatrical practitioners, and anyone wishing to explore the work of Shakespeare's great contemporary.

About this title

Book Description:

Bringing together Jonson's complete writings in the light of recent scholarly interpretation, the Cambridge Edition represents the shape, scale and variety of the entire Jonsonian canon. The well-annotated, modernized texts are supported by detailed on-page commentary, making them accessible to anyone wishing to explore the work of Shakespeare's great contemporary.

About the Author:

David Bevington is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521782465
• ISBN 13: 9780521782463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 5224
• Editor: Bevington David, Butler Martin, Donaldson Ian