The Alchemist: A Critical Reader
1st Edition
Published on 28. March 2013
272 pages
978-1-4411-8059-9 (ISBN)
Description
The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson's quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide is useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-8059-9 (9781441180599)
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Erin Julian is a Doctoral Student at McMaster University, Canada.
Helen Ostovich is Professor of English at McMaster University, Canada. She is the editor of a number of editions of Ben Jonson's plays and founding editor of the journal Early Theatre.
Helen Ostovich is Professor of English at McMaster University, Canada. She is the editor of a number of editions of Ben Jonson's plays and founding editor of the journal Early Theatre.
Content
Series Introduction
Notes on Contributors
Timeline
Introduction
1 The Critical Backstory DAVID BEVINGTON
2 The Alchemist on the Stage: Performance,
Collaboration and Deviation ELIZABETH SCHAFER
and EMMA COX
3 The State of the Art MATTHEW STEGGLE
4 New Directions: Space, Plague and Satire in
Ben Jonson's The Alchemist MATHEW MARTIN
5 New Directions: Staging Gender IAN MCADAM AND
JULIE SANDERS
6 New Directions: The Alchemist and the Lower Bodily
Stratum BRUCE BOEHRER
7 New Directions: Waiting for the End? Alchemy and
Apocalypse in The Alchemist MARK HOULAHAN
8 Pedagogical Strategies and Web Resources
ERIN JULIAN and HELEN OSTOVICH
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Notes on Contributors
Timeline
Introduction
1 The Critical Backstory DAVID BEVINGTON
2 The Alchemist on the Stage: Performance,
Collaboration and Deviation ELIZABETH SCHAFER
and EMMA COX
3 The State of the Art MATTHEW STEGGLE
4 New Directions: Space, Plague and Satire in
Ben Jonson's The Alchemist MATHEW MARTIN
5 New Directions: Staging Gender IAN MCADAM AND
JULIE SANDERS
6 New Directions: The Alchemist and the Lower Bodily
Stratum BRUCE BOEHRER
7 New Directions: Waiting for the End? Alchemy and
Apocalypse in The Alchemist MARK HOULAHAN
8 Pedagogical Strategies and Web Resources
ERIN JULIAN and HELEN OSTOVICH
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
