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The Magnetic Lady: Ben Jonson

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Magnetic Lady: Ben Jonson
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Peter Happe
SeriesThe Revels Plays
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780719080401
ClassificationsDewey:822.3
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 May 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the new paperback edition of the first fully annotated volume of Ben Jonson's 'The Magnetic Lady' written in 1632. It contains textual and explanatory notes and the text is modernised for student use. The introduction places the play in the context of Jonson's later dramatic and poetic works and discusses the political context of the Caroline court. A performance history of the play and fresh material relating to its seventeenth-century reception are also provided. This edition by Peter Happe critically reappraises Jonson's much-neglected play and argues for its recognition as a work of real distinction. -- .

Author Biography

Peter Happe is a Retired Principal of Barton Peveril Sixth Form College and Visiting Fellow, School of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Southampton.