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The Alchemist: A Critical Reader

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Full Title:

The Alchemist: A Critical Reader

Contributors:

By (Author) Erin Julian
Volume editor Professor Helen Ostovich

ISBN:

9781780938295

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

The Arden Shakespeare

Publication Date:

28th March 2013

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Literary studies: general

Dewey:

822.3

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm

Weight:

296g

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.

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