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Author / Creator:	Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, author.
Imprint:	London ; New York : The Arden Shakepeare, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xviii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Arden early modern drama Arden early modern drama.
Subject:	Drama. Drama.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13306483

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Other authors / contributors:	Pollard, Tanya, editor.
ISBN:	9781472532596 1472532597 9781472531995 147253199X 9781472526250 9781472534866
Notes:	Includes index. "For the king's men at the Blackfriars and Globe"
Summary:	"A fast-paced whirlwind of fantasy and mockery confined to a single room, The Alchemist offers a witty culmination of Jonson's experiments with city comedy. The play has been widely recognized as one of the most impressive achievements of the period's theatre; Coleridge famously described it as one of the three most perfect plots in literature. Yet it is a notoriously difficult play: its alchemical language has aged into obscurity, and its insiderly humour can seem impenetrable to students approaching it for the first time. This comprehensively annotated edition translates and illuminates the play's many pleasures and shows how Jonson's cynical, street-wise wit resonates with our contemporary sensibilities. Pollard highlights the play's witty ingenuity, while offering the information and guidance to enable students to understand and enjoy The Alchemist fully"--

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Call Number:	PR2605.A2P55 2023
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