This title was first published in 2003. "Jonsonians" explores the theatrical traditions within which Ben Jonson was working, and investigates the ways in which his work has influenced and informed the development of theatre from the early 17th century to the present day.
This title was first published in 2003. "Jonsonians" explores the theatrical traditions within which Ben Jonson was working, and investigates the ways in which his work has influenced and informed the development of theatre from the early 17th century to the present day.
List of Plates and Figures List of Contributors A Note on Editions Acknowledgements General Editor's Preface 1. Introduction PART I: JONSONIAN THEATRE 2. Poetaster: Jonson and his Audience 3. Sejanus his Fall: Does Arruntius Cry at Night? 4. Bartholomew Fair: All the Fun of the Fair 5. The New Inn and The Magnetic Lady: Jonson's Dramaturgy in the Caroline Context PART II: SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF BEN 6. The Playwriting Sons of Ben: Nathan Field and Richard Brome 7. 'This Play will be mine A[rse]': Aphra Behn's Jonsonian Negotiations 8. Daughters of Ben PART III: JONSONIANS IN THE MODERN PERIOD 9. Embarrassments to the Tidy Mind: John Arden and Ben Jonson 10. 'A deal of monstrous and forced action': Joe Orton and Ben Jonson 11. His very own Ben: Peter Barnes and Ben Jonson 12. The Language of Carnival: Strategies of Overthrowing from Ben Jonson to Caryl Churchill 13. 'Real but not Realistic': Alan Ayckbourn and Ben Jonson 14. Tricksters Hucksters and Suckers: Jonsonian Cinema Bibliography Index
List of Plates and Figures List of Contributors A Note on Editions Acknowledgements General Editor's Preface 1. Introduction PART I: JONSONIAN THEATRE 2. Poetaster: Jonson and his Audience 3. Sejanus his Fall: Does Arruntius Cry at Night? 4. Bartholomew Fair: All the Fun of the Fair 5. The New Inn and The Magnetic Lady: Jonson's Dramaturgy in the Caroline Context PART II: SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF BEN 6. The Playwriting Sons of Ben: Nathan Field and Richard Brome 7. 'This Play will be mine A[rse]': Aphra Behn's Jonsonian Negotiations 8. Daughters of Ben PART III: JONSONIANS IN THE MODERN PERIOD 9. Embarrassments to the Tidy Mind: John Arden and Ben Jonson 10. 'A deal of monstrous and forced action': Joe Orton and Ben Jonson 11. His very own Ben: Peter Barnes and Ben Jonson 12. The Language of Carnival: Strategies of Overthrowing from Ben Jonson to Caryl Churchill 13. 'Real but not Realistic': Alan Ayckbourn and Ben Jonson 14. Tricksters Hucksters and Suckers: Jonsonian Cinema Bibliography Index
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