Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson
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Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson

Guides Not Commanders

Tom Harrison

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Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson

Guides Not Commanders

Tom Harrison

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This book focuses on the influence of classical authors on Ben Jonson's dramaturgy, with particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman playwrights and satirists. It illuminates the interdependence of the aspects of Jonson's creative personality by considering how classical performance elements, including the Aristophanic 'Great Idea, ' chorus, Terentian/Plautine performative strategies, and 'performative' elements from literary satire, manifest themselves in the structuring and staging of his plays.

This fascinating exploration contributes to the 'performative turn' in early modern studies by reframing Jonson's classicism as essential to his dramaturgy as well as his erudition. The book is also a case study for how the early modern education system's emphasis on imitative-contaminative practices prepared its students, many of whom became professional playwrights, for writing for a theatre that had a similar emphasis on recycling and recombining performative tropes and structures.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
ISBN
9781000798746
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Theatre Playwriting

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. References, Translations, and Abbreviations
  9. Introduction: Altered Cases
  10. 1 Worlds out of Words: Jonsonian and Aristophanic Cloudcuckoolands
  11. 2 Hermaphroditical Authority: Epicene and the Aristophanic Chorus
  12. 3 Mirror Stages: Satire from Every Man Out of His Humour to Volpone
  13. 4 Servants with No Master: Broken Theatregrams in Every Man In His Humour and The Devil Is an Ass
  14. Conclusion: The Unclosed Circle
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
Citation styles for Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson

APA 6 Citation

Harrison, T. (2022). Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson (1st ed.). Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3767230 (Original work published 2022)

Chicago Citation

Harrison, Tom. (2022) 2022. Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson. 1st ed. Routledge. https://www.perlego.com/book/3767230.

Harvard Citation

Harrison, T. (2022) Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson. 1st edn. Routledge. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3767230 (Accessed: 26 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Harrison, Tom. Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson. 1st ed. Routledge, 2022. Web. 26 June 2024.