Four English comedies of the 17th and 18th centuries / edited by J.M. Morrell.
Contributor(s): Morrell, J. M. (Janet M.) [editor]
| Jonson, Ben. Volpone, or, The fox [author] | Congreve, William. The way of the world [author] | Goldsmith, Oliver. She stoops to conquer, or, The mistakes of a night [author].
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BookSeries: Penguin English library: Publisher: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1981Copyright date: ©1950Description: 414 pages ; 19 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0140431586 (paperback); 9780140431582 (paperback).Contained works: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. The school for scandal [author].Subject(s): English drama (Comedy)DDC classification: 822 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 822 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00063523 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 822 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00063522 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The aim of this volume is to offer a selection of long-established and well-loved classics which provide examples of the wide range and quality of English comedy in the 17th and 18th centuries. From the height of 17th century drama comes Ben Jonson's Volpone, a biting satire on human cupidity; while the urbane social comedy of the restoration is represented by Congreve's The Way of the World, where manners and attitudes provide the comedy and style and elegance adorn the language. Finally, from the glittering age of the 18th century come plays from Sheridan and Goldsmith, the two rumbustious comedies, The School For Scandal and She Stoops to Conquer.
Volpone, or, The fox / Ben Jonson -- The way of the world / William Congreve -- She stoops to conquer, or, The mistakes of a night / Oliver Goldsmith -- The school for scandal / Sheridan
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Born in 1572, Ben Jonson rejected his father's bricklaying trade and ran away from his apprenticeship to join the army. He returned to England in 1592, working as an actor and playwright. In 1598, he was tried for murder after killing another actor in a duel, and was briefly imprisoned.One of his first plays, Every Man Out of His Humor (1599) had fellow playwright William Shakespeare as a cast member. His success grew with such works as Volpone (1605) and The Alchemist (1610) and he was popular at court, frequently writing the Christmas masque. He is considered a very fine Elizabethan poet. In some anti-Stratfordian circles he is proposed as the true author of Shakespeare's plays, though this view is not widely accepted.
Jonson was appointed London historian in 1628, but that same year, his life took a downward turn. He suffered a paralyzing stroke and lost favor at court after an argument with architect Inigo Jones and the death of King James I.
Ben Jonson died on August 6, 1637.
(Bowker Author Biography)