Jonson and the Psychology of Public Theater : To Coin the Spirit, Spend the Soul /

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This book is a study of Ben Jonson's relationship with his audience in the public theater, as the relationship changed in the course of his career from the comical satires to Bartholomew Fair. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sweeney, John Gordon, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637.
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637 > Criticism and interpretation.
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637 > Psychology.
Theater audiences.
Psychology.
Drama > Psychological aspects.
Authors and theater.
Authority in literature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
HISTORY > General.
Autorite dans la litterature.
Theâtre (Genre litteraire) > Aspect psychologique.
Écrivains et theâtre > Angleterre.
Theâtre > Publics > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Authors and theater > England.
Theater audiences > England > History > 17th century.
England.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction. The Self-Seeking Spectator
  • Chapter One. The Comical Satires
  • Chapter Two. Sejanus: The People's Beastly Rage
  • Chapter Three. Volpone: "Fooles, They Are the Onely Nation Worth Mens Envy, or Admiration."
  • Chapter Four. Epicene: "I'le Doe Good To No Man Against His Will."
  • Chapter Five. The Alchemist: "Yet I Put My Selfe on You"
  • Chapter Six. Bartholomew Fair: Jonson's Masque for the Multitude
  • Chapter Seven. Beyond Bartholomew Fair
  • Conclusion. The Theater of Self-Interest
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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