Ben Jonson's "dotages" : a reconsideration of the late plays / / Larry S. Champion

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787484603321
• Autore: Champion Larry S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lexington, [Kentucky] : , : University of Kentucky Press, , 1967; ©1967
• ISBN: 0-8131-6240-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 822/.3
• Soggetti: English drama - 17th century - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [141]-151)
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; I. In the Shadow of Success: Jonson's 'Dotages'; II. The Theory Formulated: The Aims of the Comic Poet; III. The Devil Is an Ass: Jonson's Comic Morality; IV. The Staple of News: Allegory of the Golden Mean; V. The New Inn: Abortive Court Satire; VI. The Magnetic Lady: The Close of His Circle; VII. Popular Taste & the Late Comedies: A Refusal to Compromise; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Although there has been a general revival of interest in Ben Jonson's dramatic work in the past twenty years, little critical effort has been directed to his late plays -- dismissed by John Dryden as the ""dotages"" of an aging mind. Through a close reading of The Devil Is an Ass, The Staple of News, The New Inn, and The Magnetic Lady in light of Jonson's own theories of comedy, author Larry S. Champion demonstrates that they reveal the same precise construction and dramatic control found in his acclaimed masterpieces. Furthermore, these works reflect Jonson's continued emphasis upon reali