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Jonson's Magic Houses

By Ian Donaldson

Jonson's Magic Houses

By Ian Donaldson

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Ben Jonson was commonly regarded during his lifetime and the century following his death as a writer whose powers were equal, if not superior, to those of Shakespeare. By the middle of the eighteenth century, however, his reputation had sharply declined: while Shakespeare was increasingly venerated as a type of original genius, Jonson was contrastingly seen as a writer of patchy and derivative talents, excessively devoted to the authors of antiquity and to the social minutiae of his age, anxiously resentful of his great and 'gentle' rival. This popular, formalized contrast of the two men's characters and abilities profoundly affected the subsequent reputations of both Shakespeare and Jonson. In his new collection of biographical, critical, and historical essays, Ian Donaldson challenges many long-held and recent assumptions about the nature of Jonson's personality and creative achievement, offering fresh readings of his life and art.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
252
Release Date:
1997-04-10
Publication Date:
1997-04-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198183941
ISBN13:
9780198183945
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
491 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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