Jonson and the psychology of public theater : to coin the spirit, spend the soul / John Gordon Sweeney III.
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TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]Copyright date: ©1985Description: 1 online resource (257 pages)Content type: - text
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- online resource
- 9781400857135
- 1400857139
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Psychology
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Psychology
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
- Theater audiences -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Authors and theater -- England
- Drama -- Psychological aspects
- Authority in literature
- Théâtre -- Publics -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Écrivains et théâtre -- Angleterre
- Théâtre (Genre littéraire) -- Aspect psychologique
- Autorité dans la littérature
- HISTORY -- General
- DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Authority in literature
- Authors and theater
- Drama -- Psychological aspects
- Psychology
- Theater audiences
- England
- 1600-1699
- 822/.3 19
- PR2638 .S695 1985eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. The Self-Seeking Spectator -- Chapter One. The Comical Satires -- Chapter Two. Sejanus: The People's Beastly Rage -- Chapter Three. Volpone: "Fooles, They Are the Onely Nation Worth Mens Envy, or Admiration." -- Chapter Four. Epicene: "I'le Doe Good To No Man Against His Will." -- Chapter Five. The Alchemist: "Yet I Put My Selfe on You" -- Chapter Six. Bartholomew Fair: Jonson's Masque for the Multitude -- Chapter Seven. Beyond Bartholomew Fair -- Conclusion. The Theater of Self-Interest -- Notes -- Index -- Backmatter
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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