Bartholomew Fair (Revels Student Edition): By Ben Jonson
Of all of Jonson's plays, Bartholomew Fair with its focus on the conflict between a carnivalesque enjoyment of the flesh and society's desire for order and control, speaks most directly to the modern audience. This edition is the first to use the findings of feminist scholarship in examining the play's concern with forced marriage, pregnancy, sexual commerce and widowhood. Glosses and notes are provided for students and theatre-goers clarifying the language and dialects Jonson uses to individualise the characters in his prose masterpiece and helpfully explicating layers of meaning and topical references.
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Bartholomew Fair (Revels Student Edition): By Ben Jonson
Of all of Jonson's plays, Bartholomew Fair with its focus on the conflict between a carnivalesque enjoyment of the flesh and society's desire for order and control, speaks most directly to the modern audience. This edition is the first to use the findings of feminist scholarship in examining the play's concern with forced marriage, pregnancy, sexual commerce and widowhood. Glosses and notes are provided for students and theatre-goers clarifying the language and dialects Jonson uses to individualise the characters in his prose masterpiece and helpfully explicating layers of meaning and topical references.
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Bartholomew Fair (Revels Student Edition): By Ben Jonson

Bartholomew Fair (Revels Student Edition): By Ben Jonson

by Suzanne Gossett (Editor)
Bartholomew Fair (Revels Student Edition): By Ben Jonson

Bartholomew Fair (Revels Student Edition): By Ben Jonson

by Suzanne Gossett (Editor)

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Overview

Of all of Jonson's plays, Bartholomew Fair with its focus on the conflict between a carnivalesque enjoyment of the flesh and society's desire for order and control, speaks most directly to the modern audience. This edition is the first to use the findings of feminist scholarship in examining the play's concern with forced marriage, pregnancy, sexual commerce and widowhood. Glosses and notes are provided for students and theatre-goers clarifying the language and dialects Jonson uses to individualise the characters in his prose masterpiece and helpfully explicating layers of meaning and topical references.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780719051500
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 11/30/2000
Series: Revels Student Editions
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Suzanne Gossett is Professor of English at Loyola University, Chicago

Table of Contents

Introduction
The play
Glosses

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