Every Man out of His Humour: Ben Jonson (The Revels Plays) - Softcover

 
9780719078392: Every Man out of His Humour: Ben Jonson (The Revels Plays)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0719078393 ISBN 13: 9780719078392
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Despite its popularity when it first appeared in print in 1600, Every Man out of His Humour has never appeared as a single modern critical edition until now. The volume's introduction and annotations convey early modern obsessions with wealth and self-display by providing historical contexts and pointing out the continuity of those obsessions into modern life. The play is of interest because of its influence on the course of city comedy and its wealth of information about social relationships and colloquial language at the end of Elizabeth's reign. Jonson's experiments in generating theatrical meaning continued throughout his career, but Every Man out of His Humour - with its youthful vigour and extraordinary visualizations of the urban capacity for self-deceit - is a text that enriches the understanding of all the plays that come after it.

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About the Author

Helen Ostovich is Professor of English at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

From the Back Cover

Despite its popularity when it first appeared in print in 1600, Every Man out of His Humour has never appeared as a single modern critical edition until now. The volume's introduction and annotations convey early modern obsessions with wealth and self-display by providing historical contexts and pointing out the continuity of those obsessions into modern life. The play is of interest because of its influence on the course of city comedy and its wealth of information about social relationships and colloquial language at the end of Elizabeth's reign.

Jonson's experiments in generating theatrical meaning continued throughout his career, but Every Man out of His Humour - with its youthful vigour and extraordinary visualizations of the urban capacity for self-deceit - is a text that enriches the understanding of all the plays that come after it.

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Despite its popularity when it first appeared in print in 1600, Every Man out of His Humour has never appeared as a single modern critical edition until now. The volume's introduction and annotations convey early modern obsessions with wealth and self-display by providing historical contexts and pointing out the continuity of those obsessions into modern life. The play is of interest because of its influence on the course of city comedy and its wealth of information about social relationships and colloquial language at the end of Elizabeth's reign.Jonson's experiments in generating theatrical meaning continued throughout his career, but Every Man out of His Humour with its youthful vigour and extraordinary visualizations of the urban capacity for self-deceit is a text that enriches the understanding of all the plays that come after it.

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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0719078393
ISBN 13 
9780719078392
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Editor
Ostovich Dr. Helen

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9780719015588: Every Man out of His Humour: Ben Jonson (The Revels Plays)

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ISBN 10:  0719015588 ISBN 13:  9780719015588
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2001
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