The Alchemist and Other Plays Volpone, or the Fox; Epicene, or the Silent Woman; the Alchemist; Bartholomew Fair |
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| Author:
| Jonson, Ben |
| Editor:
| Campbell, Gordon |
| Series title: | The ^AWorld's Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-282252-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling. Stage directions have been added to help actors and directors reconstruct the play the way it would have been performed in the seventeenth century, and the introduction, notes, and glossary further bring to life these timeless comedies for the modern reader.
This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling. Stage directions have been added to help actors and directors reconstruct the play the way it would have been performed in the seventeenth century, and the introduction, notes, and glossary further bring to life these timeless comedies for the modern reader.