Björn David Herzig

The Moral Stage? (eBook, PDF)

Theatricality, Ethics and the Problem of Judgment in Ben Jonson's "Bartholomew Fair"

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Produktbeschreibung

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - History of Literature, Eras, grade: sehr gut (1,0), Free University of Berlin (Anglistisches Seminar), language: English, abstract: In the course of this essay, I shall focus upon the English playwright Ben Jonson's (1572 - 1637) complex relation to questions of theatricality, aesthetic judgment and the ethical value of dramatic production as expressed in his later prose-comedy "Bartholomew Fair" (1614). By way of a close reading of the most relevant passages of the play, I will try to provide a detailed investigation into his moral criticism of contemporary society, his conception of theatricality as a vehicle for moral education, and the role of distanced intellectual judgment as a crucial factor in this process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783640502486
• Artikelnr.: 39642129