Four English Comedies of the 17th and 18th Centuries Volpone, The Way of the World, She Stoops to Conquer, The School for Scandal

Name: Four English Comedies of the 17th and 18th Centuries
Author: Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson

Taal: Engels

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Auteur:

Ben Jonson

William Congreve

Co-auteur:

Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan

Oliver Goldsmith

Uitgever:

Penguin Books Ltd

EngelsPaperback978014043158225 juni 1981416 pagina's

Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson was born in 1572, the posthumous son of a minister and was educated at Westminster School thanks to an unknown patron. In 1597, after brief careers as a bricklayer and soldier, he began to work for Henslowe's company as a player and playwright. In addition to the comedies Jonson also produced two tragedies. In 1616 he was granted a royal pension and was made, in effect, Poet Laureate. He died on 6 August 1637.

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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 .