Cynthia's Revels - Jonson, Ben
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Cynthia's Revels: Or The Fountain Of Self-Love is a play written by Ben Jonson and published in 1912. The play is a satire of the court of Queen Elizabeth I and the social and political issues of the time. The story revolves around the character of Crites, who is a proud and arrogant man who believes he is superior to everyone else. He is determined to win the favor of Cynthia, the queen of the court, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. However, his arrogance and self-love lead to his downfall, and he is ultimately exposed as a fraud. The play is a commentary on the dangers of pride…mehr

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Cynthia's Revels: Or The Fountain Of Self-Love is a play written by Ben Jonson and published in 1912. The play is a satire of the court of Queen Elizabeth I and the social and political issues of the time. The story revolves around the character of Crites, who is a proud and arrogant man who believes he is superior to everyone else. He is determined to win the favor of Cynthia, the queen of the court, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. However, his arrogance and self-love lead to his downfall, and he is ultimately exposed as a fraud. The play is a commentary on the dangers of pride and the importance of humility and self-awareness. It is a witty and entertaining work that provides insights into the culture and society of the Elizabethan era.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Jonson was a classically educated, well-read, and cultured English Renaissance man with an appetite for controversy (personal and political, artistic and intellectual), and his cultural influence was unparalleled on the playwrights and poets of the Jacobean and Caroline eras (1603-1625 and 1625-1642, respectively). In midlife, Jonson stated that his paternal grandfather, who "served King Henry 8 and was a gentleman," was a member of the extended Johnston family of Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway, a genealogy supported by the three spindles (rhombi) in the Jonson family coat of arms, one of which is a diamond-shaped heraldic device used by the Johnston family. Jonson's father lost his property, was imprisoned, and, as a Protestant, faced forfeiture under Queen Mary. He became a clergyman after his release and died a month before his son was born. His widow married a master bricklayer two years later. Jonson attended school in St Martin's Lane, London. Later, a family friend paid for his education at Westminster School, where he studied under William Camden (1551-1623), an antiquarian, historian, topographer, and officer of arms.