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Ben Jonson Dramatist(1st Edition)
Dramatist (Cambridge Paperback Library)
by Anne Barton, Anne Righter
Paperback, 388 Pages, Published 1984 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-27748-8, ISBN: 0-521-27748-5

"Since the Romantic period, Jonson has been an author more respected than read. Frequently compared with Shakespeare, he usually suffers unfairly from the comparison. In this book Anne Barton gives a reading of the plays which completely re-evaluates Jonson as a dramatist. Describing in detail his experimentation with different comic styles and his changing relationship to other Elizabethan and Jacobean poets, particularly Shakespeare, s ..."

Ben Jonson(1st Edition)
Dramatist
by Anne Barton
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1984 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-25883-8, ISBN: 0-521-25883-9

Hamlet(Updated)
by William Shakespeare, Anne Barton, T. J. .. Spencer
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 1987 by Penguin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-070734-2, ISBN: 0-14-070734-4

"Undoubtedly the most famous of all of Shakespeare's plays, Hamlet remains one of the most enduring but also enigmatic pieces of western literature. The story of Hamlet, the young Prince of Denmark, his tortured relationship with his mother, and his quest to avenge his father's murder at the hand of his brother Claudius has fascinated writers and audiences ever since it was written around 1600. For many years interest focused on both Ha ..."