Ben Jonson, John Marston and Early Modern Drama

Satire and the Audience

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Ben Jonson, John Marston and Early Modern Drama by Rebecca Yearling, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rebecca Yearling ISBN: 9781137563996
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: January 5, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Rebecca Yearling
ISBN: 9781137563996
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: January 5, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book examines the influence of John Marston, typically seen as a minor figure among early modern dramatists, on his colleague Ben Jonson. While Marston is usually famed more for his very public rivalry with Jonson than for the quality of his plays, this book argues that such a view of Marston seriously underestimates his importance to the theatre of his time. In it, the author contends that Marston's plays represent an experiment in a new kind of satiric drama, with origins in the humanist tradition of serio ludere. His works—deliberately unpredictable, inconsistent and metatheatrical—subvert theatrical conventions and provide confusingly multiple perspectives on the action, forcing their spectators to engage actively with the drama and the moral dilemmas that it presents. The book argues that Marston's work thus anticipates and perhaps influenced the mid-period work of Ben Jonson, in plays such as Sejanus, Volpone and The Alchemist.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book examines the influence of John Marston, typically seen as a minor figure among early modern dramatists, on his colleague Ben Jonson. While Marston is usually famed more for his very public rivalry with Jonson than for the quality of his plays, this book argues that such a view of Marston seriously underestimates his importance to the theatre of his time. In it, the author contends that Marston's plays represent an experiment in a new kind of satiric drama, with origins in the humanist tradition of serio ludere. His works—deliberately unpredictable, inconsistent and metatheatrical—subvert theatrical conventions and provide confusingly multiple perspectives on the action, forcing their spectators to engage actively with the drama and the moral dilemmas that it presents. The book argues that Marston's work thus anticipates and perhaps influenced the mid-period work of Ben Jonson, in plays such as Sejanus, Volpone and The Alchemist.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book Digital Creativity by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book The Allied Intervention in Russia, 1918-1920 by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book See No Evil by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book The Indian Mutual Fund Industry by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Violence and the Limits of Representation by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Late Victorian Crime Fiction in the Shadows of Sherlock by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Next Generation Talent Management by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Transaction Banking and the Impact of Regulatory Change by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Regional Aesthetics by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Growing Up in Poverty by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Gangster States by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Performance Anxiety in Media Culture by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong by Rebecca Yearling
Cover of the book Behavioral Operational Research by Rebecca Yearling
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy