Ben Jonson and the Lucianic tradition / Douglas Duncan
1979, First Edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #407631
ISBN: 0521223598
Physical description: viii, 252 pages ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements; Introduction: Jonson's art of teasing; Part I. Lucian and Lucianism: 1. Lucian; 2. Erasmus; 3. More; 4. Images of Lucian; 5. Teasing drama: Medwall to Marlowe; Part II. Ben Jonson: 6. Before Volpone; 7. Volpone; 8. Epicoene; 9. Comedies of accommodation; 10. After the Fair: conclusions; Notes; Index. Subjects: Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637 Knowledge and learning; Lucian of Samosata Influence; Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637; Lucian of Samosata; Comédie de Genève; Didactic literature History and criticism; English literature Greek influences; Satire, Greek Appreciation England; Irony in literature; Satire History and criticism; Lucianus Samosatensis Influence.
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