The Alchemist: A Critical Reader
The Alchemist: A Critical Reader
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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | 28 Mar 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781441176257 |
| Imprint | The Arden Shakespeare India |
| Series | Arden Early Modern Drama Guides |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd |
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