Eastward Ho! by Ben Jonson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Eastward Ho! by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, Professor Michael Neill, John Marston Play script, including biographical notes, textual details and information about the staging of the play. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This collaborative masterpiece of hilarious city comedy was performedby the Children of the Revels at the Blackfriars playhouse in 1605. Thestory is of an allegorical simplicity that lends itself to satire ofcivic mores and traditions as well as to parody of the sentimental,idealising London comedy presented at the amphitheatres in the suburbs:Goldsmith Touchstone, an upright London citizen, has one modest and oneambitious daughter, one righteous and one disreputable apprentice;virtue is rewarded, ruthlessness comes to grief - and receives adrenching in the muddy Thames. The introduction to this editiondiscusses various methods of establishing authorship and highlights theirony of the collaborators comic vision of contemporary London life. Notes Accessible, easy to use and with a focus on performance, New Mermaids bring the finest classic drama texts alive for the actor, student and theatre-goer alike Edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards with detailed notes to the text Full Introduction provides a critical account of the play, staging conventions and recent stage history; discuss authorship, date, sources; gives guidance for further reading and a useful plot summary to aid students in open book exams Author Biography Michael Neill is Professor of English, Department of English,University of Auckland, New Zealand, and editor of the OxfordShakespeare Antony and Cleopatra Promotional Play script, including biographical notes, textual details and information about the staging of the play. Long Description This masterpiece of city comedy satirizes the greed and vice prevalent in the City of London, as a group of adventurers seek wealth in Virginia but get no further than the Isle of Dogs. The collaborative work of three leading Jacobean dramatists, it arguably surpasses any of the comedies they wrote independently and is generally ranked among the greatest Jacobean comedies, including Shakespeares. ....Introduction..Authorship..Date and sources..The play..Stage History..Note on the text..Further reading..The playtext..Appendices: Map of London; anonymous ballad relating to forty-pound-knights; letters written by Chapman and Jonson from prison; First Quarto press corrections Promotional "Headline" Accessible, easy to use and with a focus on performance, New Mermaids bring the finest classic drama texts alive for the actor, student and theatre-goer alike Full Introduction provides a critical account of the play, staging conventions and recent stage history; discuss authorship, date, sources; gives guidance for further reading and a useful plot summary to aid students in open book exams Details ISBN0713639830 Author John Marston Short Title EASTWARD HO Series New Mermaids Language English ISBN-10 0713639830 ISBN-13 9780713639834 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 822.3 Imprint Methuen Drama Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Birth 1559? Death 1634 Residence ENK DOI 10.1604/9780713639834 UK Release Date 1995-08-25 NZ Release Date 1995-08-25 Pages 192 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year 1995 Publication Date 1995-08-25 Edited by Michael Neill Illustrations 5 b&w photos Audience A / AS level AU Release Date 2001-08-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8403990;

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