The Alchemist: A Critical Reader
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The Alchemist: A Critical Reader
By (Author) Erin Julian
Volume editor Professor Helen Ostovich
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
28th March 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
822.3
Physical Properties
Hardback
272
499g
Description
The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonsons quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.
Reviews
The Alchemist, A Critical Reader is an excellent source for a teacher or researcher who is tackling the play and for the interested students who wish to carry their investigations of the play beyond the classroom lecture. -- Kenneth Tucker, Murray State University, USA * The Shakespeare Newsletter *
Author Bio
Erin Julian is a Doctoral Student at McMaster University, Canada. Helen Ostovich is Professor of English at McMaster University, Canada. She is the editor of a number of editions of Ben Jonson's plays and founding editor of the journal Early Theatre.
