The Alchemist: a Critical Reader |
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| Volume Editor:
| Julian, Erin
Ostovich, Helen |
| Series title: | Arden Early Modern Drama Guides |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4411-7625-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | A&C Black |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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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 will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.
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 will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.