Convention and Contravention in Ben Jonson's Three Comedies
Language: English
Published by Peter Lang AG, CH, 2021
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Convention and Contravention in Ben Jonson's Three Comedies: Volpone, TheAlchemist, Bartholomew Fair is a book about Jonson's convention of comedy thatis a disguise for the realities of life. The book aims to show the importance of thetruths that are generally away from the human eye in Jonson's time through scrutinyof Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. Selected plays are in a dialoguewith Shakespeare's As You Like It, Measure for Measure, and Twelfth Night, andclose analysis of the texts of the plays offers the reader a detailed study of the upsidedown world of the comedic, carnivalesque period that enables characters freethemselves of their responsibilities. The plays end in harmony, taking all scatteredparts of the disarray of the carnival time back to its normal. Madness, lack of morality,deceitfulness, confusion, misunderstandings, and disguise are common elements inall the plays discussed in the book. Ben Jonson takes the opportunity and presents acritical viewpoint about the Elizabethan and Jacobean laxity and leniency, making thecarnivalesque spirit central to his criticism. This book intends to immerse into ways inwhich characters create chaos within themselves in the selected plays. Shakespeare'sselected plays are supplementary texts that richly add layers, branches, and offices tothe reading of Jonson's society rather than just enriching the comedic impact of theperformances.…
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- Title
- Convention and Contravention in Ben Jonson's Three Comedies
- Author
- Gül Kurtulus
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, CH
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 3631852479
- ISBN 13
- 9783631852477
- Item weight
- 324 grams
Alchemist, Bartholomew Fair is a book about Jonson’s convention of comedy that
is a disguise for the realities of life. The book aims to show the importance of the
truths that are generally away from the human eye in Jonson’s time through scrutiny
of Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. Selected plays are in a dialogue
with Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Measure for Measure, and Twelfth Night, and
close analysis of the texts of the plays offers the reader a detailed study of the upside
down world of the comedic, carnivalesque period that enables characters free
themselves of their responsibilities. The plays end in harmony, taking all scattered
parts of the disarray of the carnival time back to its normal. Madness, lack of morality,
deceitfulness, confusion, misunderstandings, and disguise are common elements in
all the plays discussed in the book. Ben Jonson takes the opportunity and presents a
critical viewpoint about the Elizabethan and Jacobean laxity and leniency, making the
carnivalesque spirit central to his criticism. This book intends to immerse into ways in
which characters create chaos within themselves in the selected plays. Shakespeare’s
selected plays are supplementary texts that richly add layers, branches, and offices to
the reading of Jonson’s society rather than just enriching the comedic impact of the
performances.
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About the Author
Gül Kurtulus¸ is Lecturer of early modern and modern drama. She is the author of
Stereoscopic London, a book on London and the Londoners represented in the plays
of the three prominent nineteenth century playwrights, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard
Shaw, and Arthur Wing Pinero. She is teaching drama courses that range from
Shakespeare’s time, and the Restoration, to the late nineteenth, twentieth and twentyfirst
centuries at Bilkent University.
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